Antonyms for fearful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : feer-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪər fəl

Definition of fearful

Origin : mid-14c., "causing fear," from fear + -ful. Meaning "full of fear, timid" (now less common) also is from mid-14c. As a mere emphatic, from 1630s. Related: Fearfully; fearfulness.

adj alarmed, apprehensive
adj horrifying

Example sentences :

Has this fearful pestilence no power to restrain the appetites and passions of the people?
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Though the cove was more quiet than the ocean, yet it was fearful enough, even there.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

That fearful alley was no place for human beings; certainly not for these two.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

The sympathy of it stirred the listener to fearful memories.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Your da's death was a fearful blow to her, and she never overed it.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

"He seems to have told you a fearful lot," John sarcastically exclaimed.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

She felt how deeply he had loved her—she knew how fearful would be his grief.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

For a fearful moment I thought that she was going to propose.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

With a fearful roar the bear fell over and began struggling.
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

Within a few minutes began to have fearful pains in stomach, followed by cramps.
Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton

Synonyms for fearful

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