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feared

adjective as in worrisome

Strongest match

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Murillo said that when he saw the fleeing man, Nicholas Carrillo, reach toward his waist, he feared he would be shot.

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The revenue and adjusted net profit were “better than feared” and the loss from new initiative segment was “broadly in line with expectation,” Citi analysts said in a research note.

They feared that the shutdown sacrifices had been for nothing.

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The trade war has ebbed, proving to be less of an obstacle to the economy than feared.

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Ukrainians feared the nation could lose the coveted status of EU candidate country which it was granted on condition it mounted a credible fight against corruption.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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