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 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 Wells' family fears his death will be written off as an accidental drowning, citing conflicting witness accounts and unusual cell phone activity. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 25 July 2026 Historically, fears surrounding novels, radio, and television proved largely unfounded, though each gradually reshaped human habits. — Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 After caring for one grandmother during COVID-19 and losing another to the virus, a young writer relocates to Pittsburgh and begins probing how America structures and fears old age. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Above all, Tehran’s leadership fears a staged unwinding of its leverage. — Sanam Vakil, Time, 16 July 2026 Wedding season is in full swing, bringing with it a familiar sense of dread for anyone who fears the dance floor. — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 11 July 2026 With oil prices rising again and inflation fears returning to the forefront, other companies that rely on discretionary consumer spending also tumbled. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 8 July 2026

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worries

Verb

Gwayne worries that the weapon is Corlys, whom Ormund treats somewhere between a prisoner and a guest.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Another Macomb County Democrat, Susan Hier, a grandmother of five, worries Democrats will struggle to marry competing demands as her party clashes over what kind of candidate or platform can best meet this political moment.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026