FEARS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

fears

verb

present tense third-person singular of fear

as in worries

to experience concern or anxiety her friends feared that she was dating a guy who was all wrong for her

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Recent Examples of fears Now, Bartko fears death in a Kansas prison cell or deportation to Belarus, where her friends have been prosecuted as political agitators. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, fears that advances in AI will supercharge hacking campaigns are being realized as rogue elements increasingly deploy large language models to break into organizations around the world. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 But Inuma said his family still does not feel safe and fears what could happen if those convicted were eventually freed. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Billionaire investor Ray Dalio fears a debt crisis within five years, advising diversification into gold and Bitcoin to protect assets. — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The jump in yield has been tied to a number of factors, inflation fears prominent among them. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 Any fears the new arrival on loan from Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds may have lacked maturity, though, were quickly dispelled. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Ridi fears settlers could ramp up attacks on his home moments after Israeli soldiers leave, much like other areas where settlers have staged takeovers of Palestinian homes. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Now, Azmy fears, the bad old days of Guantánamo are starting to seem like the good old days. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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worries

Verb

Instead, the market worries whether such high growth has already been fully priced into stock values or is approaching a growth inflection point.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The beekeeper worries the new warehouse-like facilities will raise his utility bills or change the local environment.

— Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026