Fear Synonyms and Antonyms

fîr
General apprehension
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cowardice
  2. concern
  3. nervousness
  4. dread
  5. despair
  6. suspicion
  7. anxiety
  8. trepidation
  9. timidity
  10. misgiving
  11. trembling
  12. uneasiness
  13. fear and trembling
  14. disquietude
  15. perturbation
  16. phobia
  17. bugbear
  18. irresolution
  19. fearfulness
  20. foreboding
  21. agitation
  22. hesitation
  23. jumpiness
  24. worry
  25. doubt
  26. qualm
  27. presentiment
  28. faintheartedness
  29. timorousness
  30. abject fear
  31. the creeps
  32. to avoid
  33. lest
  34. in order to prevent
  35. care
Antonyms:
  1. courage
  2. bravery
  3. boldness
  4. intrepidity
  5. dash
To be apprehensive
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. dread
  2. apprehend
  3. fret
Antonyms:
  1. brave
To anticipate immediate danger
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. cower
  2. cringe
  3. flinch
  4. quail
  5. reverence
  6. shy
  7. be afraid
  8. be frightened
  9. be alarmed
  10. lose courage
  11. falter
  12. stand in awe of
  13. venerate
  14. be scared
  15. stand aghast
  16. live in terror
  17. dare not
  18. have qualms
  19. take fright
  20. affright
  21. agitation
  22. quaver
  23. alarm
  24. anxiety
  25. shrink
  26. apprehend
  27. apprehension
  28. quake
  29. awe
  30. be afraid of
  31. shudder
  32. blench
  33. concern
  34. freeze
  35. consternation
  36. turn pale
  37. blanch
  38. start
  39. dismay
  40. tremble
  41. distrust
  42. doubt
  43. lose one's nerve
  44. dread
  45. eschew
  46. break out in a sweat
  47. get-cold-feet
  48. fright
  49. chicken-out
  50. horror
  51. wimp-out
  52. panic
  53. phobia
  54. recoil
  55. revere
  56. standin awe of
  57. suspect
  58. suspicion
  59. terror
  60. trepidation
  61. uneasiness
  62. wince
Antonyms:
  1. outface
  2. withstand
  3. dare

Words Related to Fear

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Fear Sentence Examples

  • For a long time he wandered in fear from place to place.

  • Maybe her fear of her father was wrong.

  • Cold fear spiraled through her.

  • We fear it, frankly, because we do not understand it.

  • The sea shore is too far to the east so I fear she'll be remanded to a roadside bier of Kudzu and discarded fast food wrappers.

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