fearful
English Thesaurus
1. experiencing or showing fear (adj.all)
| similar | : | afraid, |
| definition | : | filled with fear or apprehension (adj.all) |
2. causing fear or dread or terror (adj.all)
| similar | : | alarming, |
| definition | : | frightening because of an awareness of danger (adj.all) |
3. timid by nature or revealing timidity (adj.all)
| similar | : | timid, |
| definition | : | showing fear and lack of confidence (adj.all) |
4. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted (adj.all)
| similar | : | caitiff, |
| definition | : | despicably mean and cowardly (adj.all) |
| similar | : | craven, recreant, |
| definition | : | lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful (adj.all) |
| similar | : | funky, |
| definition | : | in a state of cowardly fright (adj.all) |
| similar | : | poltroon, |
| definition | : | characterized by complete cowardliness (adj.all) |
| also | : | afraid, |
| definition | : | filled with fear or apprehension (adj.all) |
| also | : | timid, |
| definition | : | showing fear and lack of confidence (adj.all) |
| also | : | ignoble, |
| definition | : | completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose (adj.all) |
5. extremely distressing (adj.all)
| similar | : | bad, |
| definition | : | having undesirable or negative qualities (adj.all) |
6. experiencing or showing fear (adj.all)
| derivation | : | fear, fearfulness, fright, |
| definition | : | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) (noun.feeling) |
7. causing fear or dread or terror (adj.all)
8. timid by nature or revealing timidity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | timidity, timorousness, |
| definition | : | fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities (noun.attribute) |
9. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted (adj.all)
| antonym | : | brave, courageous, |
| definition | : | possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | fearfulness, |
| definition | : | the trait of being afraid (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | coward, |
| definition | : | a person who shows fear or timidity (noun.person) |
10. extremely distressing (adj.all)
| derivation | : | frightfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being frightful (noun.attribute) |
11. experiencing or showing fear (adj.all)
| derivation | : | fear, fearfulness, fright, |
| definition | : | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) (noun.feeling) |
12. causing fear or dread or terror (adj.all)
13. timid by nature or revealing timidity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | timidity, timorousness, |
| definition | : | fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities (noun.attribute) |
14. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted (adj.all)
| antonym | : | brave, courageous, |
| definition | : | possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | fearfulness, |
| definition | : | the trait of being afraid (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | coward, |
| definition | : | a person who shows fear or timidity (noun.person) |
15. extremely distressing (adj.all)
| derivation | : | frightfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being frightful (noun.attribute) |
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