Synonyms of the word

fear

• n. (uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
• n. (countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
• n. (uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
• v. (transitive) To feel fear about (something or someone); to be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarm.
• v. (intransitive) To feel fear (about something).
• v. (transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
• v. (transitive) Regret.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To cause fear to; to frighten.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To be anxious or solicitous for.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To suspect; to doubt.
• adj. (dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.

anxiety

• n. An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some…
• n. An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
• n. (pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression…

awe

• n. A feeling of fear and reverence.
• n. A feeling of amazement.
• v. (transitive) To inspire fear and reverence in.
• v. (transitive) To control by inspiring dread.

care

• n. (obsolete) Grief, sorrow.
• n. Close attention; concern; responsibility.
• n. Worry.
• n. Maintenance, upkeep.
• n. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
• n. The state of being cared for by others.
• n. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
• v. (intransitive) To be concerned about, have an interest in.
• v. (intransitive) To look after.
• v. (intransitive) To be mindful of.
• v. (intransitive) Polite or formal way to say want.

concern

• n. That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. The adposition before…
• n. The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
• n. A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
• n. (programming) Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.
• v. (transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of;…
• v. (transitive) To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest.
• v. (transitive) To make somebody worried.

dread

• v. (transitive) To fear greatly.
• v. To anticipate with fear.
• v. (intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.
• v. (transitive) To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.
• n. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
• n. Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
• n. Somebody or something dreaded.
• n. (obsolete) A person highly revered.
• n. (obsolete) Fury; dreadfulness.
• n. A Rastafarian.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) dreadlock.
• adj. Terrible; greatly feared.
• adj. (archaic) Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.

emotion

• n. A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation,…
• n. A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

esteem

• n. favourable regard.
• v. To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.
• v. To regard something as valuable; to prize.
• v. To look upon something in a particular way.
• v. (obsolete) To judge; to estimate; to appraise.

fearfulness

• n. The quality of being fearful.

fright

• n. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short…
• n. Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
• v. (archaic, transitive) To frighten.
• adj. (rare) frightened; afraid; affright.

prise

• n. (obsolete) An enterprise.
• n. Obsolete form of prize.
• v. To force (open) with a lever; to pry.

prize

• n. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior…
• n. (military, nautical) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property…
• n. An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an…
• n. That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
• n. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
• n. A contest for a reward; competition.
• n. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. Also spelled prise.
• v. To consider highly valuable; to esteem.
• v. (obsolete) To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
• v. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.
• v. (obsolete) To compete in a prizefight.
• adj. Having won a prize; award-winning.
• adj. first-rate; exceptional.

regret

• v. To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened,…
• v. (more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).
• n. Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different;…
• n. (obsolete) Dislike; aversion.

respect

• n. (uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard.
• n. (uncountable) good opinion, honor, or admiration.
• n. (uncountable, always plural) Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
• n. (countable) a particular aspect of something.
• v. To have respect for.
• v. To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right.
• v. To abide by an agreement.
• v. To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.
• v. (transitive, dated except in "respecting") To relate to; to be concerned with.
• v. (obsolete) To regard; to consider; to deem.
• v. (obsolete) To look toward; to face.
• interj. (Jamaica) hello, hi.

revere

• v. (transitive) To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
• v. (transitive) To venerate someone or something as an idol.
• n. a revers.

reverence

• n. Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
• n. An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
• n. The state of being revered.
• n. A form of address for some members of the clergy.
• n. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
• v. To show reverence.

value

• n. The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
• n. (uncountable) The degree of importance given to something.
• n. That which is valued or highly esteemed, as one's morals, morality, or belief system.
• n. The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
• n. (music) The relative duration of a musical note.
• n. (art) The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
• n. Numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed.
• n. Precise meaning; import.
• n. (in the plural) The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically,…
• n. (obsolete) Esteem; regard.
• n. (obsolete) valour; also spelled valew.
• v. To estimate the value of; judge the worth of something.
• v. To fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of jewelry or art work.
• v. To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.
• v. To hold dear.

venerate

• v. (transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.
• v. (transitive) To revere or hold in awe.

veneration

• n. The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
• n. Profound reverence, respect or awe.
• n. Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.

worry

• v. (intransitive) To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
• v. (transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
• v. (transitive) To harass; to irritate or distress.
• v. (transitive) To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
• v. (transitive) To touch repeatedly, to fiddle with.
• v. (transitive, obsolete, except in Scots) To strangle.
• n. A strong feeling of anxiety.
• n. An instance or cause of such a feeling.