Definition of fearful
Adjectives
experiencing or showing fear
"a fearful glance"
"fearful of criticism"
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afraid
filled with fear or apprehension
causing fear or dread or terror
"a fearful howling"
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
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- cowardly
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afraid
filled with fear or apprehension
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timid
showing fear and lack of confidence
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ignoble
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
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caitiff
despicably mean and cowardly
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chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied
easily frightened
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craven, recreant
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
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dastard, dastardly
despicably cowardly
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faint, faint-hearted, fainthearted
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
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funky
in a state of cowardly fright
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poltroon
characterized by complete cowardliness
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poor-spirited, pusillanimous, unmanly
lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
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brave
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
- courageous
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adventuresome, adventurous
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
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fearless, unafraid
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
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bold
fearless and daring
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resolute
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
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desperate, heroic
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
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gallant
unflinching in battle or action
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game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
willing to face danger
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lionhearted
extraordinarily courageous
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stalwart, stouthearted
used especially of persons
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undaunted
resolutely courageous
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valiant, valorous
having or showing valor
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extremely distressing
"fearful slum conditions"
Vocabulary Lists for fearful
- abhorrent
- abominable
- appalling
- atrocious
- awful
- accusatory
- ambivalent
- amused
- angry
- anxious

