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   Fear·ful

   /ˈfirf(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety: "bond traders have remained fearful of inflation" Similar afraidfrightenedscaredscared stiffscared to deathterrifiedpetrifiedalarmedpanickynervoustenseapprehensiveuneasyhesitantdisquietedworriedworried sickanxiousnervyinformal:jitteryjumpyin a (blue) funkdialect:fritarchaic:afearedaffrightednervoustremblingquakingquiveringshrinkingcoweringcoweddauntedtimidtimorousdiffidentfaint-heartedcowardlypusillanimousnervyinformal:jitteryjumpytwitchykeyed upyellowchickenin a cold sweata bundle of nerveslike a cat on a hot tin rooffrightened of one's own shadowhaving kittenslike a cat on hot brickswindystressyspookedspookyantsydated:overstrungunquiet
   • ▪ causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying: "a fearful accident" Similar terribledreadfulawfulappallingfrightfulghastlyhorrifichorriblehorrifyinghorrendousvery badterribly badshockingatrociousabominablehideousmonstrousdiregrimunspeakablegruesomegrievouslamentabledistressingharrowingalarmingOpposite minor
   • 2. very great: informal "he could cause a fearful commotion" Similar very greatgreatextremerealdreadfulinformal:terribleimpossiblerightproper

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   • 1. fearfulness noun

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   What is the synonym of fearful?

   • 1 fearful (a.) Synonyms: afraid, apprehensive, haunted with fear 2 fearful (a.) Synonyms: timid, timorous, nervous, diffident, pusillanimous, cowardly, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, white-livered, showing the white feather, easily frightened 3 fearful (a.) Synonyms: terrible, dreadful, frightful, dire, direful More items...

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   What does fearful mean?

   • Add fearful to one of your lists below, or create a new one. FEARFUL definition: 1. frightened or worried about something: 2. very bad: 3. frightened or worried about something: . Learn more.

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   What does fearful mean in the Bible?

   • Fearful (the writer would say) is the thought of being exposed, without possibility of escape or of atonement, to the wrath of the Eternal Righteousness. The inspired author of this Epistle had evidently an awful sense of the Divine wrath against sin, and of man's liability to it without atonement.

   Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the

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   What does fearful apprehensive mean?

   • fearful, apprehensive, afraid mean disturbed by fear. fearful implies often a timorous or worrying temperament. apprehensive suggests a state of mind and implies a premonition of evil or danger. afraid often suggests weakness or cowardice and regularly implies inhibition of action or utterance. He plays the role of a timid and fearful clerk.

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   causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition. feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude: fearful for his life. Synonyms: worried, concerned, anxious, solicitous, distrustful, uneasy, apprehensive, timorous, timid, afraid. full of awe or reverence: fearful of the Lord.

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   Synonyms for FEARFUL: terrifying, frightening, scary, formidable, horrible, terrible, intimidating, dread; Antonyms of FEARFUL: reassuring, comforting, relaxing, calming, inviting, soothing, consoling, quieting

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   Definitions of fearful. adjective. experiencing or showing fear. “a fearful glance” “ fearful of criticism” synonyms: afraid. filled with fear or apprehension. adjective. causing fear or dread or terror. “a fearful howling” synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible. alarming.

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    Fearful means frightened or worried, or very bad. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see translations in other languages.