Thesaurus
fear
Synonyms and Antonyms of fear
- Her friends feared that she was counting too much on getting the job.
give a hang (or care a hang), sweat blood
fear
Synonyms and Antonyms of fear
- The sight of the headless horseman filled the schoolmaster with fear.
- Fear for her family's safety drove her to seek help from neighbors she hardly knew.
alarm (also alarum), anguish, consternation, desperateness, desperation, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, distraction, distress, disturbance, edginess, hand-wringing, jitters, jumpiness, panic, tremor
angst, fearfulness, torment, upset, vexation
cold feet, doubt, dread, foreboding, incertitude, misgiving, presentiment, suspense, uncertainty
Synonym Discussion of fear
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- fear of the unknown
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- faced the meeting with dread
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- fright at being awakened suddenly
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- view the situation with alarm
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- the news caused widespread panic
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- immobilized with terror
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- raised the subject with trepidation
Learn More about fear
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