Thesaurus / be afraid
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synonyms for be afraid
- assume
- await
- count on
- forecast
- foresee
- prepare for
- see
- conjecture
- divine
- entertain
- figure
- foretell
- prognosticate
- prophesy
- suppose
- visualize
- wait
- bargain for
- count chickens
- cross the bridge
- foretaste
- have a hunch
- hope for
- jump the gun
- look for
- look forward to
- plan on
- prevision
- promise oneself
- see coming
- see in the cards
- wait for
- accept
- conclude
- consider
- estimate
- expect
- guess
- infer
- presume
- speculate
- suspect
- think
- understand
- ascertain
- conjecture
- deduce
- deem
- divine
- fancy
- find
- gather
- hypothesize
- imagine
- judge
- posit
- postulate
- predicate
- presuppose
- suppose
- surmise
- theorize
- be inclined to think
- count upon
- fall for
- get the idea
- have a hunch
- have sneaking suspicion
- make
- adjudge
- analyze
- assume
- collect
- derive
- draw
- figure
- gather
- infer
- intuit
- judge
- presume
- ratiocinate
- reason
- reckon
- suppose
- surmise
- add up to
- boil down to
- have a hunch
- make out
- sum up
- the way one sees it
- deduct
- glean
- infer
- presuppose
- surmise
- analyze
- assume
- cogitate
- collect
- conceive
- conclude
- consider
- deem
- derive
- draw
- fancy
- figure
- gather
- imagine
- judge
- make
- presume
- ratiocinate
- reason
- regard
- add up
- boil down
- have a hunch
- make out
- read into
- take to mean
- allow
- assume
- believe
- expect
- feel
- presume
- suppose
- suspect
- account
- appraise
- calculate
- conceive
- conjecture
- credit
- divine
- esteem
- estimate
- guess
- hold
- imagine
- judge
- know
- reckon
- sense
- surmise
- think
- understand
- view
- daresay
- set store by
- await
- forecast
- foresee
- hope
- predict
- suppose
- take
- think
- apprehend
- assume
- calculate
- conjecture
- contemplate
- divine
- envisage
- feel
- figure
- foreknow
- gather
- imagine
- look
- presume
- presuppose
- reckon
- sense
- surmise
- suspect
- trust
- understand
- bargain for
- bargain on
- count on
- hope for
- in the cards
- look ahead to
- look for
- look forward to
- see coming
- wait for
- watch for
- anticipate
- avoid
- dread
- expect
- foresee
- shun
- suspect
- worry
- apprehend
- blanch
- cower
- crouch
- falter
- flinch
- fret
- quail
- quaver
- shrink
- shudder
- shy
- start
- tremble
- wilt
- be anxious
- be apprehensive
- be disquieted
- be frightened
- be in awe
- break out in a sweat
- dare not
- feel concern
- have butterflies
- have qualms
- lose courage
- hypothesize
- postulate
- presuppose
- assume
- conceive
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- deem
- dream
- expect
- fancy
- feel
- gather
- imagine
- judge
- premise
- presume
- pretend
- reckon
- regard
- suspect
- take
- think
- understand
- view
- have a hunch
- have sneaking suspicion
- swear by
- take as gospel truth
- take stock in
- anticipate
- call
- conclude
- envision
- forecast
- foresee
- think
- adumbrate
- augur
- conjecture
- croak
- figure
- forebode
- foretell
- gather
- guess
- infer
- judge
- omen
- portend
- presage
- presume
- prognosticate
- prophesy
- read
- suppose
- surmise
- telegraph
- vaticinate
- call it
- crystal-ball
- crystal-ball divine
- figure out
- forespeak
- have a hunch
- hazard a guess
- make book
- psych out
- see coming
- see handwriting on wall
- size up
- soothsay
- assume
- count on
- guess
- infer
- pretend
- suppose
- surmise
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- depend
- figure
- gather
- posit
- postulate
- predicate
- premise
- presuppose
- rely
- speculate
- think
- trust
- bank on
- jump the gun
- take for granted
- take it
- assume
- deem
- expect
- pretend
- think
- understand
- conceive
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- dream
- fancy
- feel
- gather
- hypothesize
- imagine
- judge
- postulate
- reckon
- regard
- suspect
- take
- view
- have a hunch
- have sneaking suspicion
- swear by
- take as gospel truth
- take stock in
- assume
- believe
- consider
- doubt
- presume
- speculate
- think
- wonder
- conceive
- conclude
- conjecture
- disbelieve
- expect
- feel
- gather
- hold
- imagine
- mistrust
- reckon
- suppose
- surmise
- understand
- harbor suspicion
- have a hunch
- have doubt
- have sneaking suspicion
- hazard a guess
- smell a rat
- think probable
antonyms for be afraid
MOST RELEVANT
- abstain
- disbelieve
- discard
- disregard
- forget
- ignore
- misunderstand
- neglect
- reject
- calculate
- know
- prove
- doubt
- leave
- let alone
- not do
- disbelieve
- disperse
- distribute
- divide
- misunderstand
- scatter
- begin
- commence
- introduce
- preface
- start
- unsettle
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
WORDS RELATED TO BE AFRAID
- assume
- await
- bargain for
- be afraid
- conjecture
- count chickens
- count on
- cross the bridge
- divine
- entertain
- figure
- forecast
- foresee
- foretaste
- foretell
- have a hunch
- hope for
- jump the gun
- look for
- look forward to
- plan on
- prepare for
- prevision
- prognosticate
- promise oneself
- prophesy
- see
- see coming
- see in the cards
- suppose
- visualize
- wait
- wait for
- assumes
- awaits
- bargain for
- conjectures
- counts chickens
- counts on
- crosses the bridge
- divines
- entertains
- figures
- forecasts
- foresees
- foretastes
- foretells
- has a hunch
- hope for
- is afraid
- jumps the gun
- looks for
- looks forward to
- plan on
- prepares for
- previsions
- prognosticates
- promises oneself
- prophesies
- sees
- sees comes
- sees in the cards
- supposes
- visualizes
- waits
- waits for
- accept
- ascertain
- be afraid
- be inclined to think
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- count upon
- deduce
- deem
- divine
- estimate
- expect
- fall for
- fancy
- find
- gather
- get the idea
- guess
- have a hunch
- have sneaking suspicion
- hypothesize
- imagine
- infer
- judge
- posit
- postulate
- predicate
- presume
- presuppose
- speculate
- suppose
- surmise
- suspect
- theorize
- think
- understand
- accepts
- ascertains
- concludes
- conjectures
- considers
- counts upon
- deduces
- deems
- divines
- estimates
- expects
- falls for
- fancies
- finds
- gathers
- gets the idea
- guesses
- has a hunch
- have sneaks suspicion
- hypothesizes
- imagines
- infers
- is afraid
- is inclined to thinks
- judges
- posits
- postulates
- predicates
- presumes
- presupposes
- speculates
- supposes
- surmises
- suspects
- theorizes
- thinks
- understands
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.