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fearing

VERB

feel alarm; be scared of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate avoid dread expect foresee shun suspect worry

STRONG

apprehend blanch cower crouch falter flinch fret quail quaver shrink shudder shy start tremble wilt

WEAK

be afraid be anxious be apprehensive be disquieted be frightened be in awe break out in a sweat dare not feel concern have butterflies have qualms lose courage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet want

STRONG

calm steady stretch

WEAK

brave

Example Sentences

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Fearing the possibility of “potentially enormous judgments” should Boulder succeed, Suncor and Exxon again petitioned the Supreme Court to review the lower court decision in Boulder’s favor.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Fearing for his life, he had escaped Syria after his family was uprooted again and again by fighting.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Fearing for her life, Mrie fled to Turkey, a country more welcoming than most to Syrian exiles, and starting working for a nongovernmental organization training civilian journalists.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Fearing the worst, they called him repeatedly but got no reply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Fearing arrest if he flew to Haiti, he returned to Boston, bitter and disappointed.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French