fearful Antonyms
Strongest:
- relaxing
- calming
- inviting
- consoling
- comforting
- relaxing
- consoling
- comforting
- soothing
- quieting
- reassuring
- reassuring
- inviting
- soothing
- calming
- tranquilizing
- quieting
- tranquilizing
Strong:
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- horrifying
- alarming
- startling
- gruesome
- shocking
- trying
- ghastly
- frightful
- creepy
- dreadful
- forbidding
- eery
- eerie
- threatening
- direful
- troubling
- fearsome
- redoubtable
- disturbing
- dire
Weak:
Meaning of fearful
fearful (s)
experiencing or showing fear
causing fear or dread or terror
extremely distressing
timid by nature or revealing timidity
fearful (a)
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
fearful (a.)
Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.
inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid.
Indicating, or caused by, fear.
Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful.
fearful Sentence Examples
- The fearful child clung tightly to his mother's hand as they walked through the dark forest.
- The firefighter fearfully entered the burning building, determined to save the trapped family.
- The fearful dog barked and growled at the stranger, its tail tucked between its legs.
- The fearful passenger gripped the armrests tightly as the plane took off, her knuckles turning white.
- The fearful student stared at the blank exam paper, his mind filled with doubt.
- The fearful witness hesitated to testify against the dangerous criminal, fearing for his own safety.
- The fearful hiker stood at the edge of the cliff, gazing down at the sheer drop below.
- The fearful animal trembled in the corner, its eyes wide with fear.
- The fearful parent watched their child play on the playground, worried that they might get hurt.
- The fearful traveler hesitated to embark on the long journey, unsure of what dangers might lie ahead.
FAQs About the word fearful
experiencing or showing fear, causing fear or dread or terror, lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted, extremely distressing, timid by nature or revea
terrifying, horrible, frightening, intimidating, dread, formidable, scary, terrible, horrifying,alarming
relaxing, calming, inviting, consoling, comforting, relaxing, consoling, comforting, soothing, quieting
The fearful child clung tightly to his mother's hand as they walked through the dark forest.
The firefighter fearfully entered the burning building, determined to save the trapped family.
The fearful dog barked and growled at the stranger, its tail tucked between its legs.
The fearful passenger gripped the armrests tightly as the plane took off, her knuckles turning white.
