fearful
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: alarmed, apprehensive
Synonyms:
aflutter
afraid
aghast
agitated
anxious
chicken
chickenhearted
diffident
discomposed
disquieted
disturbed
fainthearted
frightened
goosebumpy
have cold feet
hesitant
in a dither
intimidated
jittery
jumpy
lily-livered
mousy
nerveless
nervous
nervy
panicky
perturbed
phobic
pusillanimous
quivery
rabbity
running scared
scared
shaky
sheepish
shrinking
shy
skittish
solicitous
spineless
tense
timid
timorous
tremulous
uneasy
unmanly
weak-kneed
worried
yellow
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: horrifying
Synonyms:
appalling
astounding
atrocious
awful
baleful
bloodcurdling
creepy
dire
distressing
dreadful
eerie
formidable
frightful
ghastly
ghoulish
grievous
grim
grisly
gruesome
hair-raising
hideous
horrendous
horrible
horrific
lurid
macabre
monstrous
morbid
overwhelming
redoubtable
shocking
shuddersome
sinister
strange
sublime
terrible
tremendous
unearthly
unspeakable
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