Fear synonyms

127 synonyms for fear such as respect, abnormal fear, chance, amazement, be afraid of, feel anxious/concerned about, be too afraid, dread, and regard with awe. Fear is a noun, and its antonyms are calmness and confidence.

Another word for fear

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, hang-up, 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, and worry.

2. likelihood

Chance, conceivability, danger, expectation, feasibility, likelihood, likeliness, odds, plausibility, possibility, probability, prospect, and risk.

3. awe

Amazement, awe, dread, respect, reverence, veneration, wonder, and wonderment.

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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, take fright at, tremble before, and worry about.

6. worry about

Be solicitous for, feel anxious/concerned about, feel disquiet for, have anxieties about, have qualms about, and worry about.

7. be too afraid

Be too afraid, be too apprehensive, be too scared, dare not, have cold feet about, and hesitate.

8. regard with awe

Be intimidated by, dread, regard with awe, respect, revere, reverence, stand in awe of, and venerate.

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