Fear synonyms
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Part of speech:
(Archaic) Awe; reverence.
The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
An irrational, excessive, and persistent fear of some particular thing or situation
mortal terror
Alarm occasioned by immediate danger
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A sense of evil to come.
Fearfulness or timidity preventing the completion of a course of action.
The strong feeling caused by something frightful or shocking; shuddering fear and disgust; terror and repugnance
The definition of an aversion is a dislike or distaste for something or someone, or a desire to avoid something or someone.
A state of being uneasy, apprehensive, or worried about what may happen; concern about a possible future event
nervousness (related)
The state or quality of being nervous.
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The definition of a tremor is a shake, tremble or shiver, or a feeling of excitement.
Panic is sudden overpowering fear, often affecting large numbers of people all at once.
A disturbed or uneasy condition; restlessness; anxiety
The definition of a misgiving is a feeling of doubt or distrust about something.
A fearful state; a state of hesitation or concern.
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The definition of cowardice is lacking in courage.
Something that causes anxiety
Dread.
live in terror
To anticipate immediate danger
(Archaic) A withdrawing or turning away from something.
bodily fear
Alarm occasioned by immediate danger
lose one's nerve
To anticipate immediate danger
Dismay is defined as a sudden or total loss of courage.
(Idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
A state of great alarm, agitation, or dismay.
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A person or thing causing despair
(Music) To produce a trill on an instrument or with the voice.
break out in a sweat
To anticipate immediate danger
cold sweat
A reaction to nervousness, fear, pain, or shock, characterized by simultaneous perspiration and chill and cold moist skin.
Something that perturbs; disturbance
intrepidity (antonym)
The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
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To be uncertain in opinion or belief; be undecided
A trace, or slight indication.
To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
To revere is to think very highly of someone or to greatly admire someone.
the creeps
General apprehension
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The definition of a presentiment is a feeling of foreboding or an intuitive feeling about something bad that will happen in the future.
be afraid
To anticipate immediate danger
be frightened
To anticipate immediate danger
lose courage
To anticipate immediate danger
To become weak, ineffective, or unsteady, especially in performance:
stand in awe of
To anticipate immediate danger
be scared
To anticipate immediate danger
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dare not
To anticipate immediate danger
To whiten; turn pale
(Nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
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
A bugbear
The definition of frisson is a sudden shiver of excitement or fear.
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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.
A sudden feeling of uneasiness or doubt; misgiving
The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
To hinder; obstruct; disconcert; foil.
To crouch or huddle up, as from fear or cold
The definition of reverence is treating with great respect.
To think it probable or likely; guess; surmise; suppose
A cowardly action.
(Intransitive) To jump back in fear.
To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.
fear (related)
A reason for dread or apprehension:
milksoppiness
A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:
fear and trembling
General apprehension
Fret is defined as to feel worry or annoyance about something.
have qualms
To anticipate immediate danger
Lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
The definition of hesitation is someone pausing because they're having trouble making a decision or saying something.
The property of being timorous.
be alarmed
To anticipate immediate danger
stand aghast
To anticipate immediate danger
take fright
To anticipate immediate danger
Shrink is defined as to become less, reduce or make smaller.
To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
To draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; shrink from something dangerous or painful
(Figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
turn pale
To anticipate immediate danger
To feel fear or anxiety:
wimp-out
To behave like a wimp.
To understand something.
dash (antonym)
A gift or tip offered to get better service
withstand (antonym)
To oppose (something) forcefully.
(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)
(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
be afraid of
To have no trust, faith, or confidence in; doubt; suspect
To keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from
standin awe of
bravery (antonym)
The quality of being brave; courage; valor
heroism (antonym)
Heroism is defined as bravery and selflessness.
fearlessness (antonym)
The quality of being fearless.
unconcern (antonym)
Lack of concern, or worry
brave (antonym)
To face with courage
A cause of terror.
The quality of being fearful
have one's heart in one's mouth
A feeling of deep respect and reverence
A cause of such a mental state
weakheartedness
The state or quality of being weakhearted.
anger (related)
fearful (related)
feeling (related)
paranoia (related)
faintheartedness
General apprehension
misery (related)
danger (related)
mistrust (related)
hatred (related)
resentment (related)
apathy (related)
cynicism (related)
abject fear
General apprehension
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
Find another word for fear. In this page you can discover 133 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fear, like: dread, fright, scare, terror, quail, phobia, mortal terror, foreboding, abhorrence, cold feet and horror.