Analysis Complete

fearful

/ fearful /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
experiencing or showing fear
"a fearful glance"
"fearful of criticism"
Similar:
afraid(p)
adjective satellite Sense 2
timid by nature or revealing timidity
"timorous little mouse"
"in a timorous tone"
"cast fearful glances at the large dog"
Similar:
timid
adjective satellite Sense 3
extremely distressing
"fearful slum conditions"
"a frightful mistake"
"suffered terrible thirst"
Similar:
bad
adjective Sense 4
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
"cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley"
Similar:
caitiff chicken chickenhearted lily-livered white-livered yellow yellow-bellied dastard(a)
Opposites:
brave courageous fearless
See also:
afraid(p) ignoble timid
adjective satellite Sense 5
causing fear or dread or terror
"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"
Similar:
alarming
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
12
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

afraid(p) timid bad caitiff chicken chickenhearted lily-livered white-livered yellow yellow-bellied dastard(a) brave