FEARED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

feared

verb

Definition of feared next

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

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Recent Examples of feared Starches in legumes are not to be feared. —

Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 8 May 2026 Because sugar plantations were so large and enslaved populations were so preponderant, whites feared that any tumult would end with their heads on pikes. —

Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 But police feared more dangerous repercussions. —

Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 Four years later, his old friend Paul Rayburn (Bobby Cannavale) arrives to rescue him from himself, carting him down to Rio, where Rayburn is working for a security company on a construction site — there is a presidential election coming, and protests are feared. —

Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for feared

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worried

Verb

Early this year many Fed policymakers were worried the job market was stalling and leaned toward rate cuts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
But as more headlines emerge about the potentially deadly infection, many are reminded of the COVID pandemic − and worried about the United State's preparedness.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 8 May 2026