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fearful

/ˈfɪɹfəl/adjective2 syllables

Fearful means: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted.

Synonyms for fearful39

adjective, as in lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

cowardly, caitiff, chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied, craven, recreant, dastard, dastardly, faint, fainthearted
and 9 more, timid, faint-hearted, funky, poltroon, pusillanimous, poor-spirited, unmanly, afraid, ignoble

adjective, as in causing fear or dread or terror

awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible, alarming

adjective, as in timid by nature or revealing timidity

timorous, trepid, timid

adjective, as in extremely distressing

frightful, bad

adjective, as in experiencing or showing fear

afraid

What does fearful mean?5

adjective

1

lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted“cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then”

2

causing fear or dread or terror“the awful war”

3

timid by nature or revealing timidity“timorous little mouse”

4

extremely distressing“fearful slum conditions”

5

experiencing or showing fear“a fearful glance”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fearful?2

two syllables

cheerfultearful
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Fearful in a sentence

  • To make matters worse, there were signs of a fearful storm.unknown
  • Oh, there was going to be a fearful storm!Hybrid
  • Our dog is not fearful, but suspicious towards strangers.mutskt
  • The incident shattered my sense of security, making me fearful of walking alone.Nuel
  • The fearful noise astonished anyone coming for the first time.rul
  • Ziri started to become fearful for his life.Amastan
  • Ziri was fearful that the bear was still there.Amastan
  • I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.Igider

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