for fear of

idiom

: due to being afraid of

He won't say anything for fear of losing his job.

Examples of for fear of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Argos and Odysseus recognize each other, but Odysseus pretends not to know Argos, for fear of being found out. —Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025

Residents of the Nurgal district of Kunar have left their homes to live in tents, on the surrounding high land near a river, or in the open, for fear of more tremors. —Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025

Investors large and small are rushing in, and tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI, and NVIDIA are scrambling to get a foothold for fear of missing out. —Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025

One-third admitted feeling embarrassed about their lack of understanding of AI, and 35% reported feeling nervous discussing AI at work for fear of sounding uninformed, according to the report. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for for fear of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove