Synonyms for be afraid
| Grammar : Verb |
Top 10 synonyms for be afraid Other synonyms for the word be afraid
- account
- add up
- add up to
- adjudge
- adumbrate
- analyze
- appraise
- apprehend
- ascertain
- augur
- bank on
- bargain for
- bargain on
- be afraid
- be anxious
- be apprehensive
- be disquieted
- be frightened
- be in awe
- be inclined to think
- blanch
- boil down
- boil down to
- break out in a sweat
- calculate
- call it
- cogitate
- collect
- conceive
- conjecture
- contemplate
- count chickens
- count on
- count upon
- cower
- credit
- cringe
- croak
- cross the bridge
- crouch
- crystal-ball divine
- dare not
- daresay
- deduce
- deduct
- deem
- depend
- derive
- disbelieve
- divine
- doubt
- draw
- dread
- dream
- entertain
- envisage
- envision
- esteem
- estimate
- expect
- fall for
- falter
- fancy
- fear
- feel
- feel concern
- figure
- figure out
- find
- flinch
- forebode
- forecast
- foreknow
- foresee
- forespeak
- foretaste
- foretell
- fret
- gather
- get the idea
- glean
- guess
- harbor suspicion
- have a hunch
- have butterflies
- have cold feet
- have doubt
- have qualms
- have sneaking suspicion
- hazard a guess
- hold
- hope
- hope for
- hypothesize
- imagine
- in the cards
- infer
- intuit
- judge
- jump the gun
- know
- look
- look ahead to
- look for
- look forward to
- lose courage
- make
- make book
- make out
- misdoubt
- mistrust
- omen
- plan on
- portend
- posit
- postulate
- predicate
- predict
- premise
- prepare for
- presage
- presume
- presuppose
- pretend
- prevision
- prognosticate
- promise oneself
- prophesy
- psych out
- quail
- quake
- quaver
- ratiocinate
- read
- read into
- reason
- reckon
- regard
- rely
- see
- see coming
- see handwriting on wall
- see in the cards
- sense
- set store by
- shrink
- shrink from
- shudder
- shun
- shy
- size up
- smell a rat
- soothsay
- speculate
- start
- sum up
- suppose
- surmise
- suspect
- swear by
- take
- take as gospel truth
- take for granted
- take it
- take stock in
- take to mean
- telegraph
- the way one sees it
- theorize
- think
- think probable
- tremble
- trust
- understand
- vaticinate
- view
- visualize
- wait
- wait for
- watch for
- wilt
- wonder
- worry
Définition of be afraid
- As in assume : verb believe, take for granted
- As in predict : verb express an outcome in advance
- As in presume : verb make assumption; believe
- As in suppose : verb believe
- As in suspect : verb distrust; guess
- As in posit : verb suppose
- As in conclude : verb decide, deduce
- As in deduce : verb figure out, understand
- As in deem : verb regard, consider
- As in dread : verb anticipate with horror
- As in expect : verb believe strongly; anticipate
- As in fear : verb feel alarm; be scared of
- As in anticipate : verb expect; predict
Antonyms for be afraid
- abstain
- be amazed
- be honest
- be surprised
- be unready
- begin
- brave
- calculate
- calm
- commence
- destroy
- disbelieve
- discard
- disperse
- disregard
- distribute
- distrust
- divide
- doubt
- encourage
- face
- forget
- ignore
- introduce
- know
- leave
- let alone
- measure
- meet
- misinterpret
- mistrust
- misunderstand
- neglect
- not believe
- not do
- not take
- overlook
- preface
- prove
- reject
- scatter
- start
- steady
- stretch
- trust
- unsettle
- want
- welcome
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