| Main Entry: |
fearful |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
alarmed, apprehensive |
Synonyms: |
aflutter, afraid,
aghast,
agitated, anxious,
chicken, chickenhearted,
diffident, discomposed, disquieted, disturbed, fainthearted, frightened, goose-bumpy, have cold feet,
hesitant, in a dither,
intimidated, jittery, jumpy, lily-livered, mousy, nerveless, nervous, nervy, panicky,
perturbed, phobic,
pusillanimous, quivery, rabbity, running scared, scared,
shaky,
sheepish*, shrinking, shy, skittish,
solicitous, spineless, tense,
timid,
timorous, tremulous,
uneasy, unmanly, weak-kneed, worried,
yellow*
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| Notes: |
someone may be fearful; someone or something may be fearsome |
Antonyms: |
bold, brave, courageous, inapprehensive, unafraid, unfearful
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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