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Synonyms for fearful
ˈfɪər fəlfear·ful
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Wiktionary
fearfuladjective
Frightening.
Synonyms:
timid, timorous, frightenedfearfuladjective
Frightened, filled with terror.
Synonyms:
timorous, frightened, timidfearfuladjective
Terrible.
Synonyms:
frightened, timid, timorous
English Synonyms and Antonyms
fearful
Awful should not be used of things which are merely disagreeable or annoying, nor of all that are alarming and terrible, but only of such as bring a solemn awe upon the soul, as in the presence of a superior power; as, the awful hush before the battle. That which is awful arouses an oppressive, that which is august an admiring reverence; we speak of the august presence of a mighty monarch, the awful presence of death. We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.
Synonyms:
alarming, appalling, august, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, frightful, grand, horrible, imposing, majestic, noble, portentous, shocking, solemn, stately, terrible, terrificAntonyms:
base, beggarly, commonplace, contemptible, despicable, humble, inferior, lowly, mean, paltry, undignified, vulgar
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
fearful
Synonyms:
timid, hesitating, terrible, awful, apprehensive, frightful, shocking, terrific, afraid, horrible, dreadfulAntonyms:
bold, venturesome, confident, audacious, consolatory, inspiriting, assuring, alluring, attractive, hopeful, inviting
Princeton's WordNet
fearfuladjective
experiencing or showing fear
"a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"
Synonyms:
dread(a), frightening, dire, terrible, horrendous, fearsome, horrific, timorous, dreaded, cowardly, awful, trepid, frightful, dreadful, direfulAntonyms:
unafraid(p), good, bold, fearless, unalarmingawful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective
causing fear or dread or terror
"the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
Antonyms:
good, unafraid(p), unalarming, bold, fearlesscowardly, fearfuladjective
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
"cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
Synonyms:
dread(a), dire, terrible, horrendous, fearsome, horrific, timorous, dreaded, cowardly, awful, trepid, frightful, frightening, dreadful, direfulAntonyms:
good, unafraid(p), bold, unalarming, fearlessfearful, frightfuladjective
extremely distressing
"fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"
Synonyms:
frightful, dread(a), fearsome, timorous, terrible, horrific, dreaded, horrible, tremendous, frightening, horrendous, awful, cowardly, horrifying, atrocious, ugly, dreadful, direful, dire, trepidAntonyms:
good, fearless, unafraid(p), bold, unalarmingfearful, timorous, trepidadjective
timid by nature or revealing timidity
"timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"
Synonyms:
dread(a), frightening, dire, terrible, horrendous, fearsome, horrific, timorous, dreaded, cowardly, awful, trepid, frightful, dreadful, direfulAntonyms:
bold, good, fearless, unafraid(p), unalarming
Editors Contribution
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
fearfuladjective
Synonyms:
afraid, apprehensive, haunted with fearfearfuladjective
Synonyms:
timid, timorous, nervous, diffident, pusillanimous, cowardly, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, white-livered, showing the white feather, easily frightenedfearfuladjective
fearfuladjective
Synonyms:
awful, to be reverenced
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
fearfuladjective
Synonyms:
apprehensive, alarmed, afraid, frightened, timid, timorous, faint-hearted, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous, meticulous, terrible, frightful, dreadful, grim, awful, dire, fell, atrocious, ghastly, terrifying, alarming, appalling
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#7689 | ugly | |
#8709 | horrible | |
#8774 | tremendous | |
#9392 | scary | |
#9775 | awful | |
#9982 | scared | |
#12244 | terrific | |
#13306 | majestic | |
#14061 | shocking | |
#15704 | imposing | |
#16120 | dire | |
#19676 | dread | |
#20134 | frightened | |
#20756 | frightening | |
#22989 | fearful | |
#23144 | alarming | |
#23190 | dreadful | |
#24854 | solemn | |
#26052 | horrific | |
#26755 | stately | |
#27446 | dreaded | |
#29891 | appalling | |
#33672 | timid | |
#38864 | horrendous | |
#38914 | cowardly | |
#39885 | horrifying | |
#47106 | apprehensive | |
#50274 | atrocious | |
#51495 | fearsome | |
#54515 | frightful | |
#75781 | hesitating | |
#129078 | portentous | |
#149487 | timorous |
How to use fearful in a sentence?
Excluded by my birth and tastes from the social order, I was not aware of its diversity. Nothing in the world was irrelevant: the stars on a general's sleeve, the stock-market quotations, the olive harvest, the style of the judiciary, the wheat exchange, flower-beds. Nothing. This order, fearful and feared, whose details were all inter-related, had a meaning: my exile.
I'm fearful to find a bunch of resignations on my desk.
The dominant theme in global markets is low interest rates and liquidity and the support it provides for the stock market, for equities globally, every fearful drop in the global stock market has been met by this lack of alternatives and cheap cost of financing... It's a 'risk on' when the world's central banks have your back.
It means that it will be harder today than it was seven months ago for the United States and our diplomats to convince other nations to pursue democracy, it means that it will be harder for all of us to convince our children and our grandchildren that democracy stands as the immutable foundation of this nation. It means that we are now all fearful about the next attack in a way that we never were.
Melissa Anderson with K-9 Angels:
Besides terribly high cholesterol and BMI, Vincent's back sloped downward in the middle and our vet was fearful that one false move would cause his back to break.
Translations for fearful
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- бая́зныBelarusian
- уплашен, страшен, ужасен, страхливBulgarian
- ängstlich, furchtbar, furchtsamGerman
- τρομερός, φοβερός, φοβισμένος, τρομακτικόςGreek
- temeroso, miedosoSpanish
- terrible, craintive, craintif, redoutable, effrayante, peureux, peureuse, effrayant, affreuse, affreuxFrench
- faitaghManx
- երկչոտArmenian
- takutIndonesian
- impaurito, spaventato, pavidoItalian
- timidus, meticulosus, pavidusLatin
- biedējošs, nobijies, biedējošaLatvian
- Com medoPortuguese
- groaznicRomanian
- страшный, пугливый, испуганный, ужасныйRussian
- korkuluTurkish
- sợ sệt, sợ, đáng sợ, sợ hãiVietnamese
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