Synonyms of feared

feared

verb

past tense of fear

as in worried

to experience concern or anxiety

her friends feared that she was dating a guy who was all wrong for her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• fretted
• troubled
• stressed
• bothered
• stewed
• fussed
• sweat
• sweat blood
• longed
• gave a hang
• agonized
• yearned
• despaired
• pined
• chafed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepted
• tolerated
• endured
• took
• sustained
• bore
• stuck out
• abided
• stomached

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feared

Kimberly-Clark shares rose on Thursday after the Huggies parent reported better-than-feared third-quarter results, showcasing the defensive characteristics that attracted us to the stock in the first place. — Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Britain feared running out of coal, and many assumed more efficient engines would solve it. — Rajesh Rajagopalan, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Petrova had been briefly detained by immigration officials and feared being deported to Russia and imprisoned there. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

He’s built a nationalist project that his opponents feared — right up until sunset yesterday, when the first early votes were counted in the Indianapolis suburbs. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Smith said that assessment omitted information important to evaluating whether the officers reasonably feared injury. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

The actor previously opened up about how his family has brought him a sense of peace after his younger self once feared what the future might hold for him. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

Part of the property lies in the Mary’s Creek floodplain, and nearby homeowners feared the development would worsen flooding on their side of the waterway. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026

This is a great way of helping children understand that death is an inevitable part of life and not something to be feared. — Zayda Rivera, Parents, 29 Oct. 2026