Synonyms of fears

fears

verb

present tense third-person singular of fear

as in worries

to experience concern or anxiety

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worries
• troubles
• stresses
• frets
• stews
• bothers
• sweats
• fusses
• sweats blood
• gives a hang
• longs
• agonizes
• yearns
• despairs
• pines
• chafes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepts
• endures
• bears
• takes
• sustains
• tolerates
• sticks out
• abides
• stomachs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fears

Everyone who actually works in this business wants this resolved, except for the writer who fears David Ellison will never buy their screenplay Luigi Mangione in Love. — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

For now, however, fears that public opinion has tilted toward China are overblown. — Adam Y. Liu, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026

Now, Bartko fears death in a Kansas prison cell or deportation to Belarus, where her friends have been prosecuted as political agitators. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, fears that advances in AI will supercharge hacking campaigns are being realized as rogue elements increasingly deploy large language models to break into organizations around the world. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

But Inuma said his family still does not feel safe and fears what could happen if those convicted were eventually freed. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio fears a debt crisis within five years, advising diversification into gold and Bitcoin to protect assets. — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

The jump in yield has been tied to a number of factors, inflation fears prominent among them. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Any fears the new arrival on loan from Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds may have lacked maturity, though, were quickly dispelled. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026