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

Wall Street indices opened higher following slight gains in Europe and a mixed performance in Asia, against a backdrop of rising government bond yields and persistent inflation fears. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2026

Likud fears an influx of Israeli expats could help the opposition parties in a close election. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

The context is also important here and probably speaks to potential filmmaker fears over their politically spicy project being jettisoned. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Green fears that rapid technological advances might lead to a genetic Wild West. — Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026

Jim is convinced that Salesforce has overcome the AI disruption fears that once weighed on its stock. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Signs are emerging that the latest attacks could trigger an acute market panic, with Brent crude buyers paying a steep premium for early delivery — an indication that the industry fears an impending supply crisis. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

But that’s not how the VAR system works, because the Premier League fears that every key decision would end with the ref staring at the pitchside monitor. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

There’s more to the Monday markets story than AI doomsday fears, though. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026