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

Several speakers also alleged Lineage Logistics has not been forthcoming about what exactly burned in the warehouse with residents fearing that chemicals were among materials that fueled the flames and spread through the air. — City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Despite growing up on a farm and initially fearing water, his girlfriend Carmen Mundt introduced him to boating, and team principal Toto Wolff to freediving. — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Hollywood appears to be divided between those who are adamant that the merger will destroy a legacy studio while harming workers and others (including inside the companies) fearing a potentially worse fate if the deal is blocked. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

His longtime manager summoned Collins’ family, fearing the rock icon was about to die. — David K. Li, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026

At that point, the driver who shot the video left quickly, fearing that the man might be getting more weapons. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Russia cancels navy parade fearing Ukraine drone attacks Russia canceled its annual St Petersburg Navy Day parade for the second straight year because of the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Some local government officials, fearing massive cuts to their budgets if the amendment were to get the 60% support from voters needed to pass, have campaigned against the proposal. — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

In 2009, fearing a far-right resurgence, Tony Judt exhorted a recovery of the social-democratic ethos that had guided postwar Europe. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026