Definition for Fearsome:

• Dreadful; terrible; inspiring fear.

Synonyms for Fearsome:

• adj.

  •ascared (adjective)
  • terrified,
  • spooked,
  • panic-stricken,
  • petrified,
  • frightened.
  •awesome (adjective)
  • grand,
  • nervous,
  • majestic,
  • astonishing,
  • stunning,
  • mean,
  • frantic,
  • magnificent,
  • fearsome,
  • wondrous,
  • breathtaking,
  • stupefying,
  • overwhelming,
  • wonderful,
  • daunting,
  • moving,
  • exalted,
  • beautiful.
  •dangerous (adjective)
  • unsafe.
  •fearsome (adjective)
  • massive,
  • impressive,
  • powerful,
  • intimidating,
  • worried,
  • timorous,
  • distressing,
  • skittish,
  • scared,
  • timid,
  • imposing,
  • alarmed,
  • striking,
  • shocking,
  • awe-inspiring.
  •frightening (adjective)
  • nightmarish.
  •frightful/frightening (adjective)
  • harrowing,
  • repellent,
  • ominous,
  • macabre,
  • portentous,
  • inconceivable,
  • hair-raising,
  • morbid,
  • atrocious,
  • petrifying,
  • grim,
  • grisly,
  • lurid,
  • gruesome,
  • disquieting,
  • unnerving,
  • horrid,
  • hideous,
  • unspeakable,
  • hairy,
  • dismaying.
  •panicky (adjective)
  • discouraged,
  • suspicious,
  • daunted,
  • blanched,
  • distressed,
  • in awe,
  • perplexed,
  • intimidated,
  • rattled,
  • cowed,
  • up set,
  • perturbed,
  • upset,
  • frozen,
  • trembling,
  • disturbed,
  • dismayed,
  • disheartened,
  • terror-stricken,
  • stunned,
  • aroused,
  • shocked,
  • anxious,
  • run scared,
  • have cold feet,
  • startled,
  • horrified,
  • faint-hearted,
  • abashed,
  • cowardly.
  •unsafe (adjective)
  • shaky,
  • untrustworthy,
  • uncertain,
  • threatening,
  • unreliable,
  • erratic,
  • hazardous,
  • hanging by a thread,
  • ticklish,
  • unstable,
  • perilous,
  • slippery,
  • explosive,
  • unsound,
  • undependable,
  • insecure,
  • precarious,
  • risky,
  • treacherous,
  • chancy.

• n.

  •
  • fear,
  • spooky,
  • menacing,
  • appalling,
  • tremendous,
  • chilling,
  • eerie,
  • awesome,
  • formidable,
  • ghastly.
  •
  • afraid.
  •alarming (noun)
  • alarming.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • scary,
  • fierce,
  • afeard.
  •
  • funky,
  • apprehensive,
  • aghast.
  •fierce
  • ferocious.

Paraphrases for Fearsome:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    frightening, dreaded, terrible, dreadful.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    awesome, gruesome, horrendous, horrific, appalling, terrific, horrible, fearful, awful, hideous, alarming, dire, creepy, challenging, fierce, dangerous, chilling, heinous, ghastly, shocking, enormous, powerful, abominable, devastating, grim.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    formidable, terrifying, scary, daunting, frightful, redoubtable, horrifying, tremendous, deadly.

Antonyms for Fearsome:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    intrepid, moderated, spunky, unalarming, heroic, venturous, mettlesome, pacifying, dashing, shallow, superficial, lionhearted, stalwart, diminished, self-confident, alleviated, moderate, soothing, confident, firm, gutsy, greathearted, consoling, inviting, lessened, eased, bold, reassuring, valorous, spirited, valiant, self-assured, fearless, subdued, qualified, feeble, game, undeterred, comforting, soft, hardy, dauntless, unflinching, lulling, determined, resolute, courageous, adventurous, light, weak, adventuresome, relaxing, unswerving, stout, tranquilizing, reduced, daring, assured, doughty, venturesome, gallant, stouthearted, calming, toned, undaunted, plucky, decreased, audacious, brave.

Fearsome Sentence Examples:

• When he got upon his pins and squared away for the third attempt, his face was the most fearsome I ever have gazed upon.

• This the woman said in a low, fearsome voice.

Homophones for Fearsome:

• foreseen, foregone, foursome, frozen, friesian, fergon, frisian, four horsemen, free zone, for each one, freshman, fair game, frisson, fir cone, freshen, frogman, foreknow, foreign, fresno, firkin, foreskin, f region.