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as in alarm, apprehension
as in feel alarm; be scared of

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fears

noun as in alarm, apprehension

Strongest matches

  • angst
  • anxiety
  • concern
  • despair
  • dismay
  • doubt
  • dread
  • horror
  • jitters
  • panic
  • scare
  • suspicion
  • terror
  • unease
  • uneasiness
  • worry

Strong matches

  • abhorrence
  • agitation
  • aversion
  • awe
  • consternation
  • cowardice
  • creeps
  • discomposure
  • disquietude
  • distress
  • faintheartedness
  • foreboding
  • fright
  • funk
  • misgiving
  • nightmare
  • phobia
  • presentiment
  • qualm
  • reverence
  • revulsion
  • timidity
  • trembling
  • tremor
  • trepidation

Weak matches

  • chickenheartedness
  • cold feet
  • cold sweat
  • recreancy

verb as in feel alarm; be scared of

Strongest matches

  • anticipate
  • avoid
  • dread
  • expect
  • foresee
  • shun
  • suspect
  • worry

Strong matches

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

Weak matches

  • 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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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