Definition for Fearsome:

• Dreadful; terrible; inspiring fear.

Synonyms for Fearsome:

• adj.

  •ascared (adjective)
  • terrified,
  • spooked,
  • panic-stricken,
  • petrified,
  • frightened.
  •awesome (adjective)
  • magnificent,
  • mind-blowing*,
  • overwhelming,
  • mean,
  • stupefying,
  • beautiful,
  • daunting,
  • hairy*,
  • moving,
  • wondrous,
  • fearsome,
  • majestic,
  • breathtaking,
  • wonderful,
  • stunning,
  • exalted,
  • frantic,
  • grand,
  • nervous,
  • astonishing.
  •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.
  •nightmarish (adjective)
  • hellish,
  • ghoulish,
  • creepy.
  •panicky (adjective)
  • frozen,
  • have cold feet,
  • stunned,
  • daunted,
  • cowed,
  • discouraged,
  • aroused,
  • rattled,
  • shocked,
  • intimidated,
  • perturbed,
  • disheartened,
  • perplexed,
  • up set,
  • in awe,
  • blanched,
  • run scared,
  • terror-stricken,
  • faint-hearted,
  • funky*,
  • startled,
  • disturbed,
  • abashed,
  • dismayed,
  • distressed,
  • anxious,
  • upset,
  • horrified,
  • suspicious.
  •unsafe (adjective)
  • risky,
  • explosive,
  • uncertain,
  • erratic,
  • treacherous,
  • ticklish,
  • chancy,
  • threatening,
  • untrustworthy,
  • slippery,
  • hanging by a thread,
  • unreliable,
  • undependable,
  • unstable,
  • precarious,
  • hazardous,
  • unsound,
  • perilous,
  • insecure.

• 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.
  •Other relevant words:
  • cadaverous,
  • shivery,
  • forbidding,
  • excruciating,
  • amazing,
  • hard,
  • mighty,
  • intensive,
  • flagitious,
  • painful,
  • wicked,
  • marvellous,
  • diabolical,
  • devilish,
  • trepidant,
  • startling,
  • shy,
  • Overawing,
  • uncanny,
  • deathlike,
  • disconcerting,
  • lacking courage,
  • Scaring,
  • goosy,
  • revolting,
  • outrageous,
  • Fiendish,
  • deathly,
  • jumpy,
  • trembling,
  • incredible,
  • awed,
  • grievous,
  • malefic,
  • let go,
  • repulsive,
  • heinous,
  • rabbity,
  • discouraging,
  • unbelievable,
  • deterrent,
  • desperate,
  • Fearing,
  • hellacious,
  • demonic,
  • mousy,
  • diffident,
  • severe,
  • disheartening,
  • shrinking,
  • villainous,
  • set free,
  • cowardly,
  • iniquitous,
  • maleficent,
  • awing,
  • astounding,
  • trepid,
  • evil,
  • in fear,
  • nasty,
  • loathsome,
  • vicious,
  • ghostly,
  • deep,
  • terrific,
  • skittery,
  • stirring,
  • shaky,
  • trigger-happy,
  • keen,
  • deadly,
  • affecting,
  • repugnant,
  • monstrous,
  • grotesque,
  • tremulous,
  • Fiendly,
  • malevolent,
  • Deterring,
  • gory,
  • abominable,
  • bashful,
  • Startlish,
  • Feared.

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.