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fear·ful
 fearful
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
feeling fear; afraid.
She was fearful of traveling by airplane.- antonyms:
- daring, fearless, undaunted
- similar words:
- afraid, apprehensive, nervous, scared, timid
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| definition 2: |
causing or likely to cause fear.
A fearful storm is coming.- antonyms:
- reassuring
- similar words:
- dire, dread, dreadful, ghastly, terrible
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| related words: |
anxious, cowardly, dire, insecure, serious, shy, yellow |
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| derivations: |
fearfully (adv.), fearfulness (n.) |
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