Synonyms of fearing

fearing

verb

present participle of fear

as in worrying

to experience concern or anxiety

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worrying
• fretting
• stressing
• troubling
• sweating
• bothering
• stewing
• fussing
• longing
• yearning
• sweating blood
• giving a hang
• pining
• agonizing
• despairing
• chafing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepting
• taking
• sustaining
• tolerating
• enduring
• bearing
• abiding
• sticking out
• stomaching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fearing

The footage is remarkable and features workers at Smith’s Dock fearing its closure, which came in 1987. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Families of 9/11 victims still press for a definitive trial and favor the death penalty, fearing future prisoner swaps if Mohammed is spared execution yet remains imprisoned indefinitely. — Larry Neumeister, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Equity and bond investors had been fearing the Fed would have to raise rates. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Publishers censored themselves, fearing prosecution for publishing obscenity or controversial material. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

The homeowners, fearing someone was attempting to break in, called 911. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Governments are often reluctant to label a food crisis in their country as a famine; fearing losses to investment and other economic implications. — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

According to Rashidian, people are increasingly reluctant to discuss politics or their involvement in January’s protests, fearing surveillance and retaliation. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

But the government is reluctant to hike prices and slow demand, fearing more public anger over inflation. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026