Definition for Fear:

• A painful emotion, excited by danger; apprehension of danger or pain; alarm; the object of fear; ( B.) deep reverence; piety towards God.

Synonyms for Fear:

• n.

  •
  • lest,
  • quail,
  • quake.
  •
  • fear and trembling.
  •alarm, apprehension (noun)
  • creeps,
  • trembling,
  • concern,
  • faintheartedness,
  • terror,
  • disquietude,
  • abhorrence,
  • Recreancy,
  • jitters,
  • nightmare,
  • chickenheartedness,
  • horror,
  • suspicion,
  • despair,
  • agitation,
  • revulsion,
  • funk,
  • anxiety,
  • qualm,
  • aversion,
  • unease,
  • angst,
  • scare,
  • awe,
  • phobia,
  • tremor,
  • distress,
  • discomposure,
  • misgiving.
  •amazement (noun)
  • wonder.
  •complex (noun)
  • obsession.
  •cowardice (noun)
  • gutlessness,
  • pusillanimity,
  • unmanliness.
  •diffidence (noun)
  • timorousness.
  •doubt (noun)
  • scruple.
  •emotion (noun)
  • anger,
  • temperment,
  • sadness,
  • passion,
  • hatred,
  • emotion,
  • mood,
  • sentiment,
  • excitement,
  • sympathy,
  • sensation.
  •expectation (noun)
  • uncertainty,
  • contemplation,
  • anticipation,
  • expectancy,
  • pessimism,
  • suspense,
  • presumption,
  • worriment,
  • envisioning.
  •fear (noun)
  • revere,
  • intimidation,
  • venerate,
  • spinelessness,
  • fearfulness,
  • apprehension,
  • alarm.
  •ghost (noun)
  • bugbear.
  •hopelessness (noun)
  • desperation.
  •mistrust (noun)
  • mistrust.

• v.

  •feel alarm; be scared of (verb)
  • falter,
  • be in awe,
  • expect,
  • shrink,
  • be frightened,
  • fret,
  • anticipate,
  • feel concern,
  • shy,
  • suspect,
  • have butterflies,
  • shun,
  • be disquieted,
  • flinch,
  • apprehend,
  • be anxious,
  • shudder,
  • blanch,
  • lose courage,
  • cower,
  • dare not,
  • avoid,
  • be apprehensive,
  • crouch,
  • wilt,
  • break out in a sweat,
  • quaver,
  • foresee,
  • start.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • chicken,
  • afraid,
  • unearthly,
  • ghastly,
  • tension,
  • frighten,
  • yellow,
  • bold,
  • wobble,
  • dire.
  •
  • dreadful,
  • tremble,
  • strike,
  • tremendous,
  • frightful,
  • cowardly.
  •
  • exposure,
  • hardy.
  •
  • crawl,
  • plague.
  •doubt
  • misgive,
  • Misdoubt,
  • have qualms.

Paraphrases for Fear:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    fright.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    anxiety.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    apprehension, trepidation, dread.
  • Verb, past tense
    panicked, scared.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    dread.
  • Verb, base form
    dread.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    shakes, danger, awe, alarm, astonishment, risk.
  • Verb, past tense
    frightened, assured, Did.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, AM, believe, regret.
  • Verb, base form
    frighten, alarm, believe.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    Feared.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    scared, angst, terror, anguish, horror, phobia, intimidation.

Antonyms for Fear:

• n.

  • alarm, apprehension
    comfort, calmness, courage, fearlessness, faith, like, ease, calm, joy, happiness, bravery, assurance, liking, unconcern, cheer, heroism, love, trust, confidence, encouragement, contentment.
  • Other antonyms:
    dauntlessness, stoutness, daring, hardihood, solace, fortitude, aplomb, Tranquilness, quiet, relief, intrepidness, placidness, self-confidence, easiness, audacity, security, nerve, consolation, resolution, content, Doughtiness, boldness, self-assurance, courageousness, repose, valor, guts, endurance, quietude.

• v.

  • feel alarm; be scared of
    face, stretch, steady, want, meet, brave.

Homophones for Fear:

• february 2, fir, faerie, free, frau, far, faery, Ferrara, frier, frore, fever, faro, frey, fri, fur, ferry, freyr, fire, furrow, favour, friar, furor, farrow, favor, freeware, fury, furry, fore, faraway, fair, fairy, feifer, february 29, fibre, foray, fiery, fewer, fiver, friary, furore, fry, foyer, fairway, fibber, fryer, fare, frye, february 22, february 12, furrier, farrier, fiber, february, fourier, feria, freya, fr, fray, four, FIER, february 14, freeway.

Hypernym for Fear:

• n.

  • feeling
    affright, terror, consternation, intimidation, frisson, tingle, timidity, quiver, panic attack, timorousness, apprehension, chill, shudder, shiver, dismay, horror, timidness, thrill, creeps, panic, dread, apprehensiveness, stage fright, scare, alarm, hysteria.

Hyponym for Fear:

• n.

  • feeling
    emotion.

• v.

  • emotion
    regret, worry.

Meronym for Fear:

• n.

  • feeling
    cold sweat.