The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DISMAY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Consternation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DISMAY | 55 % | 6 |
| ALARM | 21 % | 5 |
| PANIC | 9 % | 5 |
| HORROR | 6 % | 6 |
| UNEASE | 6 % | 6 |
| FEAR | 3 % | 4 |
Why may DISMAY be the right solution?
"Dismay" is synonymous with consternation, as both words describe a feeling of distress or alarm.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Consternation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dismay
- alarm
- horror
- distress
- shock
- astonishment
- amazement
- bewilderment
- confusion
- anguish
- outrage
- sadness
Crossword Answer definitions
DISMAY noun- A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
- Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
- To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy
- To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
- To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DISMAY
- Take aback
- Consternation
- Daunt
- Perturb
- Upset state
- Alarm
- Feeling of despair
- Unpleasantly surprise
- Fill with apprehension
- Fright.
More clues leading to the result ALARM
- Home-security device
- It's arousing
- Smoke or fire
- Trails smoke or fire
- Morning sound
- Smoke detector, e.g.
- You might set one on a cellphone
- You might set one on your phone
- Eye opener of a sort
- Frighten
More clues leading to the result PANIC
- Become terrified
- Kind of button
- "War of the Worlds" broadcast aftermath
- Type of button?
- Word on a button
- Public scare
- War of the Worlds outcome
- "War of the Worlds" aftermath
- Go to pieces
- Stark horror
More clues leading to the result HORROR
- King's genre
- Bloodcurdling genre
- Poe's genre
- Stephen King's genre
- "The Amityville ___"
- "The Rocky ___ Picture Show"
- Film genre not for the squeamish
- Genre dominated by King's English
- "Saw" genre
- 30-Down genre
More clues leading to the result UNEASE
- Anxiety
- Discomfort
- Jitters
- Perturbed condition
- Riot impetus
- Waiting-for-the-test-results feeling
- Pacing-the-floor state
- Misgiving
- Nervousness
- Disquiet