fearful

Adjective
  1. Experiencing or showing fear (synset 300080075)
    "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"
    similar to: afraid - filled with fear or apprehension
  2. Causing fear or dread or terror (synset 300195400)
    "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"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
    similar to: alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger
    same as: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
  3. Lacking courage;
    Ignobly timid and faint-hearted (synset 300265642)
    "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"
    also:
    • afraid - filled with fear or apprehension
    • timid - showing fear and lack of confidence
    • ignoble - completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
    tells us about: cowardice, cowardliness - the trait of lacking courage
    similar to:
    same as: cowardly
  4. Extremely distressing (synset 301130978)
    "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"
    similar to: bad - having undesirable or negative qualities
    same as: frightful
  5. Timid by nature or revealing timidity (synset 300253364)
    "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"
    similar to: timid - showing fear and lack of confidence
    same as: timorous, trepid

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