fearful

Letters that make fearful

a, e, f, l, r, u are letters that make 'fearful'

Words within fearful

ear, RF, earful, Ful, fear, ar, Ea, AR, Ar, Fe, Rf are words within 'fearful'


5 possible definitions for 'fearful'

Fearful as "extremely distressing"

Under this definition, fearful is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

frightful has the same meaning as fearful

Derivatives of fearful

frightfulness is a derivative of fearful.

Similar to fearful

bad is similar to fearful.

Example of fearful used within this context

"fearful slum conditions", "a frightful mistake"


Fearful as "lacking courage, ignobly timid and faint-hearted"

Under this definition, fearful is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

cowardly has the same meaning as fearful

Antonyms

brave, courageous have the opposite meaning of 'fearful'

Attributes of fearful

cowardice, cowardliness are attributes of 'fearful'.

Derivatives of fearful

cowardice, cowardliness, fearfulness, coward are derivatives of 'fearful'.

Similar to fearful

timid, craven, white-livered, poltroon, caitiff, chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied, recreant, dastard(a), dastardly, faint, fainthearted, faint-hearted, funky, pusillanimous, poor-spirited, unmanly are similar to 'fearful'.


Fearful as "timid by nature or revealing timidity"

Under this definition, fearful is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

trepid, timorous have the same meaning as 'fearful'

Derivatives of fearful

timidity, timorousness, timidness are derivatives of 'fearful'.

Similar to fearful

timid is similar to fearful.

Example of fearful used within this context

"timorous little mouse", "in a timorous tone", "cast fearful glances at the large dog"


Fearful as "causing fear or dread or terror"

Under this definition, fearful is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

direful, awful, dire, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible have the same meaning as 'fearful'

Derivatives of fearful

awfulness, dreadfulness, horridness, terribleness, apprehensiveness, apprehension, dread are derivatives of 'fearful'.

Similar to fearful

alarming is similar to fearful.

Example of fearful used within this context

"the awful war", "an awful risk", "dire news", "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked", "the dread presence of the headmaster", "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was", "a dreadful storm", "a fearful howling", "horrendous explosions shook the city", "a terrible curse"


Fearful as "experiencing or showing fear"

Under this definition, fearful is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of fearful

fearfulness, fear, fright are derivatives of 'fearful'.

Similar to fearful

afraid(p) is similar to fearful.

Example of fearful used within this context

"a fearful glance", "fearful of criticism"



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