fearful

/fˈɪɹfəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. experiencing or showing fear
   “a fearful glance”
2. causing fear or dread or terror
   “the awful war”
3. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted- P.B.Shelley
   “cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then”
4. extremely distressing
   “fearful slum conditions”
5. timid by nature or revealing timidity
   “timorous little mouse”

Synonyms for fearful

• afraid
• awful
• dire
• direful
• dread
• dreaded
• dreadful
• fearsome
• frightening
• horrendous
• horrific
• terrible
• alarming
• cowardly
• caitiff
• chicken
• craven
• dastard
• faint
• funky
• poltroon
• pusillanimous
• frightful
• bad
• timorous
• trepid
• timid

Words that rhyme with fearful

• cheerful
• tearful