Fear synonyms and antonyms

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dread
(Archaic) Awe; reverence.
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fright
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
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scare
A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.
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terror
The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
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phobia
An irrational, excessive, and persistent fear of some particular thing or situation
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mortal terror
Alarm occasioned by immediate danger
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quail
(Intransitive) To waste away; to fade, wither. [from 15th c.]
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foreboding
A sense of evil to come.
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horror
The strong feeling caused by something frightful or shocking; shuddering fear and disgust; terror and repugnance
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aversion
The definition of an aversion is a dislike or distaste for something or someone, or a desire to avoid something or someone.
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abhorrence
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing. [Mid 18th century.]
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panic
Panic is sudden overpowering fear, often affecting large numbers of people all at once.
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disquietude
A disturbed or uneasy condition; restlessness; anxiety
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cold feet
Fearfulness or timidity preventing the completion of a course of action.
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nervousness (related)
The state or quality of being nervous.
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cowardice
The definition of cowardice is lacking in courage.
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worry
Something that causes anxiety
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anxiety
A state of being uneasy, apprehensive, or worried about what may happen; concern about a possible future event
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trepidation
A fearful state; a state of hesitation or concern.
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misgiving
The definition of a misgiving is a feeling of doubt or distrust about something.
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funk
Funky jazz
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lose one's nerve
To anticipate immediate danger
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tremor
The definition of a tremor is a shake, tremble or shiver, or a feeling of excitement.
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jumpiness
The state of being jumpy
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awe
Dread.
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live in terror
To anticipate immediate danger
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dismay
Dismay is defined as a sudden or total loss of courage.
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chills
Plural form of chill
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chicken-out
(Idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
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revulsion
(Archaic) A withdrawing or turning away from something.
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bodily fear
Alarm occasioned by immediate danger
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uneasiness
An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
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despair
A person or thing causing despair
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quaver
(Music) To produce a trill on an instrument or with the voice.
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break out in a sweat
To anticipate immediate danger
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intrepidity (antonym)
The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
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concern
To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
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perturbation
Something that perturbs; disturbance
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boldness (antonym)
(Typography) The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.
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pusillanimity
The quality or state of being pusillanimous; the vice of being timid and cowardly, and thus not living up to one's full potential; pusillanimousness.
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qualm
A sudden feeling of uneasiness or doubt; misgiving
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alarm
To warn of approaching danger
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consternation
A state of great alarm, agitation, or dismay.
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cold sweat
A reaction to nervousness, fear, pain, or shock, characterized by simultaneous perspiration and chill and cold moist skin.
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agitation
Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
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doubt
To be uncertain in opinion or belief; be undecided
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revere
To revere is to think very highly of someone or to greatly admire someone.
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be scared
To anticipate immediate danger
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dare not
To anticipate immediate danger
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blanch
To whiten; turn pale
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start
(Nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
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courage (antonym)
The attitude of facing and dealing with anything recognized as dangerous, difficult, or painful, instead of withdrawing from it; quality of being fearless or brave; valor
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bugaboo
A bugbear
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frisson
The definition of frisson is a sudden shiver of excitement or fear.
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hobgoblin
A small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans
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solicitude
The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
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cower
To crouch or huddle up, as from fear or cold
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flinch
To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
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suspect
To think it probable or likely; guess; surmise; suppose
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the creeps
General apprehension
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milksoppiness
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presentiment
The definition of a presentiment is a feeling of foreboding or an intuitive feeling about something bad that will happen in the future.
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be afraid
To anticipate immediate danger
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be frightened
To anticipate immediate danger
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lose courage
To anticipate immediate danger
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falter
To become weak, ineffective, or unsteady, especially in performance:
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stand in awe of
To anticipate immediate danger
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get-cold-feet
(Idiomatic, intransitive) to become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event.
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cowardliness
A cowardly action.
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reverence
The definition of reverence is treating with great respect.
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venerate
To treat with great respect and deference.
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wince
To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.
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fear (related)
A reason for dread or apprehension:
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irresolution
Lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
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hesitation
The definition of hesitation is someone pausing because they're having trouble making a decision or saying something.
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timorousness
The property of being timorous.
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be alarmed
To anticipate immediate danger
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stand aghast
To anticipate immediate danger
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take fright
To anticipate immediate danger
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shrink
Shrink is defined as to become less, reduce or make smaller.
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quake
To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
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cringe
To draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; shrink from something dangerous or painful
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shudder
(Intransitive) To shake nervously, as if from fear.
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freeze
(Figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
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turn pale
To anticipate immediate danger
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tremble
To feel fear or anxiety:
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wimp-out
To behave like a wimp.
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apprehend
To understand something.
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dash (antonym)
A gift or tip offered to get better service
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outface (antonym)
To boldly confront a situation
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withstand (antonym)
To oppose (something) forcefully.
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dare (antonym)
(Intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
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bogey
(Military slang) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen, and often suspected to be hostile. (Also sometimes used as a synonym for bandit - an enemy aircraft)
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chimera
(Usually chimaera) A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin
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be afraid of
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distrust
To have no trust, faith, or confidence in; doubt; suspect
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eschew
To keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from
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recoil
(Intransitive, now rare) To retreat before an opponent. [from 14th c.]
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standin awe of
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bravery (antonym)
The quality of being brave; courage; valor
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heroism (antonym)
Heroism is defined as bravery and selflessness.
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fearlessness (antonym)
The quality of being fearless.
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unconcern (antonym)
Lack of concern, or worry
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brave (antonym)
To face with courage
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affright
A cause of terror.
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fearfulness
The quality of being fearful
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have one's heart in one's mouth
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veneration
A feeling of deep respect and reverence
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care
A cause of such a mental state
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weakheartedness
The state or quality of being weakhearted.
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anger (related)
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fearful (related)
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feeling (related)
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paranoia (related)
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fear and trembling
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fret
Fret is defined as to feel worry or annoyance about something.
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shy
(Intransitive) To jump back in fear.
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misery (related)
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danger (related)
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mistrust (related)
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hatred (related)
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resentment (related)
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apathy (related)
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cynicism (related)
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have qualms
To anticipate immediate danger
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abject fear
General apprehension
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faintheartedness
General apprehension
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Synonym Study

  • Panic refers to a frantic, unreasoning fear, often one that spreads quickly and leads to irrational, aimless action the cry of ``fire!"" created a panic
  • Terror applies to an overwhelming, often paralyzing fear the terror of soldiers in combat
  • Alarm implies the fright felt at the sudden realization of danger he felt alarm at the sight of the pistol
  • Fright applies to a sudden, shocking, usually momentary fear the mouse gave her a fright
  • Dread refers to the fear or depression felt in anticipating something dangerous or disagreeable to live in dread of poverty
  • Fear is the general term for the anxiety and agitation felt at the presence of danger
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  • For a long time he wandered in fear from place to place.

  • Maybe her fear of her father was wrong.

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

  • Cold fear spiraled through her.

  • 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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