Antonyms for dread
Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
Spell : dred |
Phonetic Transcription : drɛd |
Definition of dread
Origin :- late 12c., a shortening of Old English adrædan, contraction of ondrædan "counsel or advise against," also "to dread, fear, be afraid," from on- "against" + rædan "to advise" (see read (v.)). Cognate of Old Saxon andradon, Old High German intraten. Related: Dreaded; dreading. As a noun from 12c.
- adj horrible, terrifying
- noun fear
- verb anticipate with horror
- There is one stream which I dread my inability to stem—it is the tide of Popular Opinion.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- I dread to go down, said she, with so determined an answer: they will have no patience with me.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- We do not dread, rather do we welcome, their progress in education and industry.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- He passed his hand across his damp forehead, for he felt faint with dread.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- I cannot remember the time when a dread of one kind or another was not in the air.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Millions of people must regulate their lives in fear of these dread visitors.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- The dread of French domination seems to have haunted him like a nightmare.
- Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The dread was like a malign invisible presence, never leaving me.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- I am in dread lest my uncle should call here before I get away.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- She must communicate the dread defiling fact with her own lips!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
Synonyms for dread
- affright
- alarm
- alarming
- apprehend
- apprehension
- aversion
- awe
- awe-inspiring
- awful
- be afraid
- cold feet
- consternation
- creeps
- creepy
- cringe
- dire
- dismay
- fear
- fright
- frightening
- frightful
- funk
- goose bumps
- have cold feet
- horror
- jitters
- misdoubt
- panic
- phobia
- quake
- shrink from
- shudder
- shuddersome
- stage fright
- terrible
- terror
- tremble
- trepidation
- trepidity
- worriment
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