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

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

More importantly, Ayers fears that if the city does nothing to maintain the wetlands, Village Creek will cease being a temporary home to so many species of birds that might not otherwise be found in North Texas. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

While most first responders who get sick later in life may quickly draw a connection to their work at the site of the World Trade Center, survivors who developed illnesses decades later, Crane fears, may not. — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

The critical question would be whether the steps taken, in terms of players sold as well as those signed, have made that post-Klopp transition smoother or whether, as Carragher fears, the club is now on the wrong track after several missteps. — James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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