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

Now, Azmy fears, the bad old days of Guantánamo are starting to seem like the good old days. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Now Mubariz fears the same deprivation will shape the next two or three generations. — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Weston fears that tranquility could soon be harder to find once the Black Mountain Energy data center is built behind her gardens. — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

If a crisis involving North Korea were to break out, China fears that it could be marginalized as conflict spirals out of control. — Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Neumann fears a victory for Welcome to Realty would harm others whose homes fall under Denver’s inclusionary housing ordinance and are subject to foreclosures by metro districts and HOAs. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026

Diner fears around eating lettuce due to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak only worsened its issues. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

If policymakers don’t hike, Warsh will need to temper investors’ fears that the Fed might never act on his hawkish posturing. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

The stakes are high, and in previous cuts of Manhunter, one scene captures how life-or-death all this is for Will and Molly, who fears her husband’s return to his old job. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026