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fear

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fear

to experience concern or anxiety

  • her friends feared that she was dating a guy who was all wrong for her
Synonyms of fear

bother, fret, fuss, stew, stress, sweat, trouble, worry
Words Related to fear

agonize

long, pine, yearn

chafe

despair
Phrases Synonymous with fear

give a hang (or care a hang), sweat blood
Near Antonyms of fear

accept

abide, bear, endure, stick out, stomach, sustain, take, tolerate

fear

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fear

1 the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger

  • the sight of the headless horseman filled the schoolmaster with fear
Synonyms of fear

alarm (also alarum), anxiety, dread, fearfulness, fright, horror, panic, scare, terror, trepidation
Words Related to fear

phobia

creeps, jitters, nervousness, willies

pang, qualm, twinge

agitation, apprehension, consternation, discomposure, disquiet, funk, perturbation

concern, dismay, worry

cowardice, faintheartedness, timidity, timorousness
Near Antonyms of fear

aplomb, assurance, boldness, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence

bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, hardihood, intrepidity, intrepidness, stoutness, valor

audacity, guts, nerve

2 an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble

  • fear for her family's safety drove her to seek help from neighbors she hardly knew
Synonyms of fear

agita, agitation, anxiety, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, concernment, disquiet, disquietude, nervosity, nervousness, perturbation, solicitude, sweat, unease, uneasiness, worry
Words Related to fear

strain, stress, tension

alarm (also alarum), anguish, consternation, desperateness, desperation, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, distraction, distress, disturbance, edginess, franticness, hand-wringing, jitters, jumpiness, panic, tremor

angst, fearfulness, torment, upset, vexation

cold feet, doubt, dread, foreboding, incertitude, misgiving, presentiment, suspense, uncertainty

compunction, qualm, scruple
Near Antonyms of fear

calm, calmness, content, contentment, ease, easiness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietude, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness

comfort, consolation, relief, solace
Antonyms of fear

unconcern

Synonym Discussion of fear

fear, dread, fright, alarm, panic, terror, trepidation mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger. fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage.
    • fear of the unknown
dread usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety.
    • faced the meeting with dread
fright implies the shock of sudden, startling fear.
    • fright at being awakened suddenly
alarm suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger.
    • view the situation with alarm
panic implies unreasoning and overmastering fear causing hysterical activity.
    • the news caused widespread panic
terror implies the most extreme degree of fear.
    • immobilized with terror
trepidation adds to dread the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation.
    • raised the subject with trepidation

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