Dread

/dɹɛd/

Synonyms for "dread" (229 found)

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Closest matches (46)

Noun(11 words)

apprehension agony anxieties anxiety anxious apprehensions apprehensive apprehensiveness aversion awfulness boding

abject fearaffright agitation alarmall oversall-overs angst anguish anticipate anticipation anxietyanxiety hysteriaanxiety neurosisanxious benchanxious concernanxious seatanxiousness appalling apprehend apprehension

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apprehensiveness astounding aversion aweawe inspiringawe-inspiring awesome awfulbe afraidblahsblue funkboredom

Adjective(2 words)

afeared awful

Verb(1 words)

apprehends

Strong matches (69)

cankerworm of carecare cheerlessnesscliff hangingcliff-hangingcold feetconcern concernment consternation contemplate cowardice dire direful discomfort discomposure discontent dislike dismay displeasure disquiet

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disquietude dissatisfaction distress disturbance dreaded dreadful dullness emptiness ennui envisageexistential woeexpectexpectant waitingeye askanceface fear feared fearfulness fell flatness flinch foreboding forebodingness foresee formidable fright

Noun(13 words)

chilling deimos dreading dreads fearfear for safetyfear thatfearing fears fearsomefeeling anxiousforeboding forebodings

Adjective(7 words)

dire direful dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightened

Verb(3 words)

fearfear the consequencesfear the unknown

Related words (114)

Adjective(4 words)

frightening horrendous horrific terrible

Noun(19 words)

frightful frights funks horrific horrors intimidation menaceold high german fagarold high german faiwophobias phobos reluctance sinking specter terrifying terrors threat timor uneasy

funk ghastly ghoulish grim grimness grisly gruesomehave in mindhave qualmshideous hope horrendous horrible horrid horrific horrification horrifying horror inquietude joylessness

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lack of pleasuremacabre malaise misgive misgiving morbid nauseanervous strainnervous tensionnervousness nongratification nonsatisfaction overanxiety painfulness panicpanic fearperturbation pessimism phobiapins and needlespresume pucker qualm queasiness redoubtable savorlessness scare schrecklich shockingshrink fromsit upon thornssolicitude spleen staleness stampedestand aghaststew strain suspensetake for grantedtastelessness tediousness tedium tension terrible terrific terrifying terrorthe heebie-jeebiesthink tremendous trepidation trepidity trouble uncertainty uncomfortableness unease uneasiness unhappinessunholy dreadunpleasure unquietness unsatisfaction upset vexationvexation of spiritwaiting worry zeal

Verb(2 words)

hates loathe

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

15 entries

anticipatory mood descriptoratmosphere emotionemotional descriptoremotional state descriptorexperience fear fearfulness feel feeling fright moodmood descriptorphenomenon reluctance

More specific

15 entries

anxiety anxious apprehension apprehensive aversion deathfear of deathfear of failureforeboding frightful hesitation horrific illness terrifying uneasy

Collocations

17 entries

constant dreadcreeping dreaddaily dreaddread consequencesdread data errorsdread diseasedread doing experimentsdread momentdread potential outcomesdread prognosisdread repeated failuresdread riskdread taskdread the thoughtintense dreadparalyzing dread

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Inflections

7 entries

dreaded dreadier dreadiest dreading dreadsmore dreadfulmost dreadful

Derivations

6 entries

dreaded dreadful dreadfully dreadfulness dreading dreads

similar

1 entries

alarming

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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Why do you think animals dread fire?

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Cats have a dread of water.

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He may dread to learn the results.

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He is in constant dread of his father.

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