fearfulness - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the trait of being afraid

Synonyms

• fearfulness

More generic

• cowardice
• cowardliness

Opposite / Antonyms

• fearlessness

More specific

• gutlessness
• pusillanimity
• pusillanimousness
• timidity
• timorousness

Noun

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

Synonyms

• fear
• fearfulness
• fright

More generic

• emotion

More specific

• affright
• alarm
• apprehension
• apprehensiveness
• chill
• consternation
• creeps
• dismay
• dread
• frisson
• horror
• hysteria
• intimidation
• panic
• panic attack
• quiver
• scare
• shiver
• shudder
• stage fright
• terror
• thrill
• timidity
• timidness
• timorousness
• tingle

Related

• cold sweat

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