Related Words for strike fear into the hearts of

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about
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Adverb, Adjective
abroad
x/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
access
/x
Noun, Verb
accomplish
x/x
Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
across
x/
Adverb, Noun
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
affect
x/
Verb, Noun
affections
x/x
Noun
affirmative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
affirming
x/x
Adjective, Noun
afflict
x/
Verb
afraid
x/
Adjective
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
again
x/
Adverb
against
x/
Adverb
ahead
x/
Adverb
air
/
Noun, Verb
alarm
x/
Noun, Verb
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
along
x/
Adverb
amazement
x/x
Noun
ambush
/x
Noun, Verb
among
x/
angels
/x
Verb
anger
/x
Noun, Verb
angst
/
Noun, Verb
anguish
/x
Noun, Verb
annoyance
x/x
Noun
anxiety
x/xx
Noun
apartheid
x/x
Noun, Verb
apprehend
xx/
Verb
apprehension
xx/x
Noun
arcing
/x
Noun
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arousal
x/x
Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
assault
x/
Noun, Verb
astonishment
x/xx
Noun
at
/
Noun, Adjective
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
attain
x/
Verb
audited
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Name
authoritative
x/xxx
Adjective
aversion
x/x
Noun
avoidance
x/x
Noun
awe
/
Noun, Verb
backup
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
ball
/
Noun, Verb
bang
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
baseball
//
Noun
bash
/
Noun, Verb
batter
/x
Noun, Verb
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
beach
/
Noun, Verb
beak
/
Noun, Verb
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
became
x/
Verb
believe
x/
Verb
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
black maria
/x/x
Name, Name
blackout
/x
Noun, Verb
blitz
/
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bomb
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bombard
x/
Verb, Noun
bong
/
Noun, Verb
bosom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bottom out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bowling
/x
Noun
boycott
/x
Noun, Verb
brave
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bravery
/xx
Noun
breaking
/x
Noun
breast
/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb
broadside
/x
Noun, Adverb, Verb
buffet
/x
Noun, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
bump
/
Noun, Verb
bump into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bunt
/
Noun, Verb
busting
/x
Noun, Adjective
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
butt
/
Noun, Verb
campaign
x/
Noun, Verb
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
cancellation
xx/x
Noun
canes
/
Noun
care
/
Noun, Verb
cause
/
Noun, Verb
cease
/
Verb, Noun
centers
/x
Noun
central
/x
Adjective, Noun
chance on
//
Phrase, Verb
chill
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chop
/
Noun, Verb
circa
/x
Noun
clap
/
Noun, Verb
clash
/
Noun, Verb
click
/
Verb, Noun
cloud
/
Noun, Verb
clout
/
Noun, Verb
clubs
/
Noun
coherent
x/x
Adjective
cohesive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
coin
/
Noun, Verb
coinage
/x
Noun
cold sweat
//
Phrase, Noun
collide
x/
Verb
combat
/x
Noun, Verb
come
/
Verb, Noun
come across
/x/
Phrase, Verb
come to
//
Phrase, Verb
come upon
/x/
Phrase, Verb
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
communist
/xx
Adjective, Noun
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
conclude
x/
Verb
conditioned
x/x
Adjective
condolences
x/xx
Noun
confident
/xx
Adjective, Noun
connect
x/
Verb, Noun
consciences
/xx
Noun
consolidated
x/xxx
Adjective
consternation
xx/x
Noun
contest
/x
Noun, Verb
contract
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
counter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
coup
/
Noun, Verb
courage
/x
Noun, Verb
courageous
x/x
Adjective
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
craving
/x
Noun
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
creeps
/
Noun
creepy
/x
Adjective
crisp
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cut down
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
dab
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
danger
/x
Noun, Verb
dans
/
Verb
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
declaratory
x/xxx
Adjective
defense
x/
Noun, Verb
defensive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
dele
/x
Noun, Verb
delete
x/
Verb, Noun
desire
x/x
Noun, Verb
destination
xx/x
Noun
determine
x/x
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
devise
x/
Verb, Noun
disassemble
xx/x
Verb
discover
x/x
Verb, Noun
dislike
x/
Noun, Verb
dismantle
x/x
Verb
dismay
x/
Noun, Verb
disquiet
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
dissolve
x/
Verb, Noun
distress
x/
Noun, Verb
disturb
x/
Verb, Noun
dizziness
/xx
Noun
doing
/x
Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
dread
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
dreadful
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
duress
/x
Noun, Verb
during
/x
Noun
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
employer
x/x
Noun
encumber
x/x
Verb
enshrine
x/
Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entrance
/x
Noun, Verb
entry
/x
Noun
erase
x/
Verb, Noun
establish
x/x
Verb
everything
/xx
Verb
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
excise
x/
Noun, Verb
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
expunge
x/
Verb
face
/
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
fasting
/x
Noun
feared
/
Adjective
fearful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
fearlessness
/xx
Noun
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
feelings
/x
Adverb
fight
/
Verb, Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
flick
/
Noun, Verb
forcefully
/xx
Adverb
foreboding
x/x
Noun, Adjective
forge
/
Verb, Noun
form
/
Noun, Verb
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
freak
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
fright
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
frighten
/x
Verb
frisson
/x
Noun
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
ghosts
/
Noun
god
/
Name, Verb
gold
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
golf
/
Noun, Verb
gunfire
/xx
Noun
hands
/
Noun
happen upon
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
harassing
x/x
Adjective, Noun
hate
/
Verb, Noun
hatred
/x
Noun
heart
/
Noun, Verb
heartedness
/xx
Noun
hew
/
Name, Verb
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hit home
//
Phrase, Verb
horrible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
horror
/x
Noun
hours
/x
Noun
hunger
/x
Noun, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hysteria
x/xx
Noun
identify
x/xx
Verb
impactor
x/x
Noun
impinge on
x//
Phrase, Verb
impress
x/
Verb, Noun
incorporate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
incursion
x/x
Noun
inside
x/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
instill
x/
Verb
integrate
/xx
Verb
intervention
xx/x
Noun
intimidation
xxx/x
Noun
investigate
x/xx
Verb
jab
/
Noun, Verb
jack
/
Name, Verb, Adjective
join
/
Verb, Noun
jolts
/
Noun, Verb
kick
/
Verb, Noun
knock
/
Verb, Noun
knock down
//
Phrase, Verb
lads
/
Noun
lash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
leapfrog
/x
Noun, Verb
lease
/
Noun, Verb
leave
/
Verb, Noun
licensing
/xx
Noun
light upon
/x/
Phrase, Verb
lightning
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
locate
/x
Verb
lockout
/x
Noun
magisterial
xx/xx
Adjective
maintain
x/
Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
mamma
/x
Noun
match
/
Noun, Verb
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
minds
/
Adjective
mint
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
miss
/
Name, Verb
monster
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
needless
/x
Adjective, Adverb
nova
/x
Noun
obtain
x/
Verb
occur
x/
Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
offense
x/
Noun
offensive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
onslaught
/x
Noun
onto
/x
Adjective
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outbreak
/x
Noun, Verb
pain
/
Noun, Verb
panic
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
panic attack
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
partaking
x/x
Noun
participating
x/xxx
Adjective
paste
/
Noun, Verb
pat
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
peck
/
Noun, Verb
per
/
Adjective, Noun
performative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
phobia
/xx
Noun
phobic
/x
Adjective, Noun
pick
/
Verb, Noun
picket
/x
Noun, Verb
pierce
/
Noun, Verb
pinch
/
Noun, Verb
ping
/
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
plague
/
Noun, Verb
pogrom
x/
Noun, Verb
pound
/
Noun, Verb
prepare
x/
Verb, Noun
preposition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
protest
/x
Noun, Verb
provoking
x/x
Adjective, Noun
pull down
//
Phrase, Verb
punch
/
Noun, Verb
quiver
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
radiation
xx/x
Noun
raid
/
Noun, Verb
rally
/x
Noun, Verb
rap
/
Noun, Verb
reach
/
Verb, Noun
realize
/xx
Verb
redoubt
x/
Noun, Verb
reform
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
regarding
x/x
Noun
remorse
x/
Noun, Verb
repugnance
x/x
Noun
retaliate
x/xx
Verb
revere
x/
Name, Verb
reverence
/xx
Noun, Verb
risk
/
Noun, Verb
rocks
/
Noun
rote
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
roundup
/x
Noun
run into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
saint
/
Noun, Verb
save
/
Verb, Noun
scare
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
scratch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
scream
/
Noun, Verb
secure
x/
Verb, Adjective
seek
/
Verb, Noun
seem
/
Verb
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
sentiments
/xx
Noun
servility
/xxx
Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
shall
/
Verb
shell
/
Noun, Verb
shepherd
/x
Noun, Verb
shine
/
Verb, Noun
shiver
/x
Noun, Verb
shore
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
shoreline
/x
Noun
shudder
/x
Noun, Verb
sign
/
Noun, Verb
slam
/
Noun, Verb
slap
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
sleepless
/x
Adjective
slice
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
smack
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
smash
/
Verb, Noun
smite
/
Verb, Noun
snake
/
Noun, Verb
something
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
sortie
/x
Noun, Verb
soul
/
Noun, Verb
south
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
space
/
Noun, Verb
spades
/
Noun
spank
/
Verb, Noun
spat
/
Verb, Noun
specter
/x
Noun
spectre
/x
Noun
spirits
/x
Noun
spooky
/x
Adjective
stab
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stage fright
//
Phrase, Noun
startle
/x
Verb, Noun
stink
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stir
/
Verb, Noun
stoppage
/x
Noun
stricken
/x
Adjective
strike a chord
/x/
Phrase, Verb
striker
/x
Noun
stroke
/
Noun, Verb
struggle
/x
Noun, Verb
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
succeed
x/
Verb
suck
/
Verb, Noun
suits
/
Noun
sur
/
Noun
suspect
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
suspicion
x/x
Noun, Verb
sweat
/
Noun, Verb
sweep away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
swing
/
Noun, Verb
sympathies
/xx
Noun
tackle
/x
Verb, Noun
tap
/
Verb, Noun
terror
/x
Noun
terrorism
/xxx
Noun
theme
/
Noun, Verb
think
/
Verb, Noun
thoughts
/
Noun
threat
/
Noun, Verb
thrill
/
Noun, Verb
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
throughout
x/
Adverb
thrust
/
Noun, Verb
thud
/
Noun, Verb
till
/
Noun, Verb
timidity
x/xx
Noun
tingle
/x
Noun, Verb
to
/
Adverb, Noun
together
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
topic
/x
Noun, Adjective
touch
/
Noun, Verb
toward
x/
Adjective, Noun
tremble
/x
Verb, Noun
trepidation
xx/x
Noun
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
typing
/x
Noun
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
uneasiness
x/xx
Noun
unhappiness
x/xx
Noun
union
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
unit
/x
Noun, Adjective
upset
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
venerate
/xx
Verb
veneration
xx/x
Noun
vers
/
Noun, Adjective
vertigo
/xx
Noun
walk out
//
Phrase, Verb
walkout
/x
Noun, Verb
whack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
whip
/
Noun, Verb
wills
/
Noun
withal
xx
Adverb
work
/
Noun, Verb
worms
/
Noun
worried
/x
Adjective
worship
/x
Noun, Verb