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100 Best Synonyms for “Fearfulness”

September 13, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. afraidness state of being afraid
2. agitation nervous excitement or worry
3. alarm sudden fear or concern
4. alarmedness state of being alarmed
5. anxiety uneasy worry or nervousness
6. anxiousness state of being anxious
7. apprehension anxious expectation of trouble
8. apprehensiveness anxious expectation or fear
9. bashfulness shy self-consciousness
10. brooding anxiety persistent worried fear
11. caginess wary reluctance to reveal
12. chickenheartedness extreme timidity or cowardice
13. cold feet sudden loss of nerve
14. concern worry about a possible problem
15. consternation sudden anxious dismay
16. cowardice lack of bravery in danger
17. cowardliness quality of lacking courage
18. cravenness contemptible cowardice
19. diffidence shyness from self-doubt
20. discomposure loss of calm from anxiety
21. dismay distress from fear or shock
22. disquiet uneasy anxiety or concern
23. distress extreme anxiety or suffering
24. dread intense fear of something
25. edginess tense nervous irritability
26. faintheartedness lack of courage or resolve
27. fear a feeling of being afraid
28. fearful concern worry mixed with fear
29. flutter nervous excitement or fear
30. foreboding fear that something bad nears
31. fretfulness worried irritable unease
32. fright sudden intense fear
33. frightenedness state of being frightened
34. funk fearful state or panic
35. gutlessness lack of courage or resolve
36. hauntedness troubled fearful feeling
37. heart-in-mouth feeling sudden fearful suspense
38. hesitancy slowness caused by uncertainty
39. hesitation pause from uncertainty or fear
40. horror intense fear mixed with shock
41. hypervigilance excessive alertness to danger
42. insecurity lack of confidence or safety
43. jitters nervous anxiety or fear
44. jumpiness easily startled nervousness
45. lack of backbone lack of courage or firmness
46. lack of heart lack of courage
47. lack of nerve absence of courage
48. meekness gentle submissive timidity
49. misgiving feeling of doubt or fear
50. misgivings doubts or fears about something
51. mistrust lack of trust causing wariness
52. mortal fear extreme deadly fear
53. mousiness timid shy manner
54. nerves nervous anxiety or fear
55. nervous apprehension anxious fearful expectation
56. nervous concern worried uneasy feeling
57. nervous fear fear mixed with nervousness
58. nervousness a state of being uneasy
59. overcaution excessive cautiousness from fear
60. panic sudden overwhelming fear
61. paranoia irrational suspicious fear
62. perturbation mental disturbance from worry
63. phobia strong irrational fear
64. pusillanimity showing cowardly lack of courage
65. quailing losing courage from fear
66. qualm uneasy feeling of doubt
67. qualms uneasy doubts or fears
68. recoil sudden withdrawal from fear
69. reluctance unwillingness from doubt or fear
70. reserve habitual caution in expression
71. restlessness inability to relax from worry
72. reticence reserved restraint or hesitation
73. risk aversion avoidance of risk
74. self-consciousness uneasy awareness of oneself
75. shakiness unsteady nervousness
76. skittishness nervous tendency to startle
77. spinelessness lack of courage or backbone
78. squeamishness easily upset timid reluctance
79. stage fright fear of performing publicly
80. startlement sudden frightened reaction
81. suspense anxious uncertainty about outcome
82. tension mental strain or nervousness
83. terror extreme fear
84. timid fear mild shrinking fear
85. timidity lack of courage or confidence
86. timidness state of being timid
87. timorousness state of being timid
88. trembling shaking from fear or nerves
89. trepidation fearful uncertainty or anxiety
90. uncertainty lack of sureness causing worry
91. unease a feeling of discomfort or worry
92. uneasiness state of being uneasy
93. vigilance careful alertness to danger
94. wariness cautious watchfulness from concern
95. waryness cautious alertness
96. weak-kneed feeling feeling of fearful weakness
97. worried apprehension anxious fearful expectation
98. worriedness state of being worried
99. worry troubled fear about something
100. yellow streak cowardly tendency
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