Another word for fear

Abnormal fear, chance, amazement, be afraid of, feel anxious/concerned about, be too afraid, dread, reverence, and respect are another word for fear. Calmness and confidence are the opposites of fear. On this page, find 127 synonyms for fear, parts of speech, and examples of fear sentences.

Fear synonyms

1. terror

  • Abnormal fear
  • Agitation
  • Alarm
  • Angst
  • Antipathy
  • Anxiety
  • Apprehension
  • Apprehensiveness
  • Aversion
  • Bête noire
  • Blue funk
  • Bogey
  • Bugbear
  • Butterflies (in the stomach)
  • Complex
  • Consternation
  • Discomposure
  • Dismay
  • Disquiet
  • Disquietude
  • Distress
  • Doubt
  • Dread
  • Fearfulness
  • Foreboding
  • Fright
  • Funk
  • Horror
  • Inquietude
  • Irrational fear
  • Jitteriness
  • Mania
  • Misgiving
  • Nerves
  • Nervousness
  • Neurosis
  • Nightmare
  • Obsessive fear
  • Panic
  • Perturbation
  • Phobia
  • Suspicion
  • Terror
  • The (screaming) abdabs
  • The Joe Blakes
  • The collywobbles
  • The creeps
  • The heebie-jeebies
  • The shakes
  • The willies
  • Timidity
  • Trepidation
  • Twitchiness
  • Unease
  • Uneasiness
  • Unrest
  • Worriment
  • Worry
  • Hang-up

2. likelihood

  • Chance
  • Conceivability
  • Expectation
  • Feasibility
  • Likelihood
  • Likeliness
  • Odds
  • Plausibility
  • Possibility
  • Probability
  • Prospect
  • Risk
  • Danger

3. awe

  • Amazement
  • Awe
  • Respect
  • Reverence
  • Veneration
  • Wonder
  • Wonderment
  • Dread

4. 

  • Be afraid of
  • Be anxious about
  • Be apprehensive of
  • Be fearful of
  • Be in a blue funk about
  • Be scared of
  • Be terrified by
  • Be terrified of
  • Cower before
  • Cringe from
  • Dread
  • Feel apprehensive about
  • Feel consternation about
  • Flinch from
  • Go in terror of
  • Have a dread of
  • Have a horror of
  • Have a phobia about
  • Have forebodings about
  • Live in fear of
  • Panic about
  • Shrink from
  • Shudder at
  • Tremble before
  • Worry about
  • Take fright at

6. worry about

  • Feel anxious/concerned about
  • Feel disquiet for
  • Have anxieties about
  • Have qualms about
  • Worry about
  • Be solicitous for

7. be too afraid

  • Be too afraid
  • Be too apprehensive
  • Be too scared
  • Dare not
  • Hesitate
  • Have cold feet about

8. regard with awe

  • Dread
  • Regard with awe
  • Respect
  • Revere
  • Reverence
  • Stand in awe of
  • Venerate
  • Be intimidated by

Fear sentences

She faced her fear head-on.

The dark caused her fear.

His fear was evident in hesitation.

Fear gripped him during the storm.

Fear parts of speech

Noun