Thesaurus / fears
other words for fears
- angst
- anxiety
- concern
- despair
- dismay
- doubt
- dread
- horror
- jitters
- panic
- scare
- suspicion
- terror
- unease
- uneasiness
- worry
- abhorrence
- agitation
- aversion
- awe
- consternation
- cowardice
- creeps
- discomposure
- disquietude
- distress
- faintheartedness
- foreboding
- fright
- funk
- misgiving
- nightmare
- phobia
- presentiment
- qualm
- reverence
- revulsion
- timidity
- trembling
- tremor
- trepidation
- bête noire
- chickenheartedness
- cold feet
- cold sweat
- recreancy
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Her sisters laughed at her fears, and tried to reassure her by overturning the tree-trunk.
THE MYTHS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANSLEWIS SPENCE
It removed his guilt, hushed his fears, and filled him with joy and peace in believing.
THE GREAT COMMISSIONC. H. (CHARLES HENRY) MACKINTOSH
Indeed, my dear Faulkland, my sister has reason for her fears.
MEMOIRS OF MISS SIDNEY BIDDULPHFRANCES SHERIDAN
She fears to trust herself or one she loves to its mercies again.
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER AND MASON'S CORNER FOLKSCHARLES FELTON PIDGIN
Father intends to appeal to Parliament, but even in Parliament he fears he cannot obtain justice.
DOROTHY VERNON OF HADDON HALLCHARLES MAJOR
From this time I made it a rule, day by day, to find out if there were grounds for my fears or not.
ROBINSON CRUSOEMARY GODOLPHIN
He felt a strange support and uplift of soul which kept away all fears.
PRAYING FOR MONEYRUSSELL H. CONWELL
He is wondrous loth to hazard his credulity, and whilst he fears to believe amiss, believes nothing.
MICROCOSMOGRAPHYJOHN EARLE
Then as they heard nothing to rouse their fears, they moved cautiously up the side of the ridge.
THE WAR TRAILELMER RUSSELL GREGOR
“Then in a half of the hour you make ze return,” said the little Frenchman, looking as though he had smothered his fears.
A GALLANT GRENADIERF.S. BRERETON