FEARS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of fears 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 Ridi fears settlers could ramp up attacks on his home moments after Israeli soldiers leave, much like other areas where settlers have staged takeovers of Palestinian homes. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fears

worries

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The second is no small consideration in a system where sponsors are sued with some regularity, and Cerulli reports that worries about fees and litigation have slowed sponsors from changing their target-date arrangements at all.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Red velvet cake, but no happy surprises Cristi McGarey’s family often worries about the impact of what has felt like an unending deployment on her 22-year-old son.

— Chris Quintana, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026