Synonyms of feared

feared

verb

past tense of fear

as in worried

to experience concern or anxiety

her friends feared that she was dating a guy who was all wrong for her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• fretted
• troubled
• stressed
• bothered
• stewed
• fussed
• sweat
• sweat blood
• longed
• gave a hang
• agonized
• yearned
• despaired
• pined
• chafed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepted
• tolerated
• endured
• took
• sustained
• bore
• stuck out
• abided
• stomached

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feared

Emily Oneschuk, the sister of Andrew, feared her brother was radicalizing as a white supremacist and as a potential school-shooter type. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

James Hager’s dramatic body camera footage, which showed him being battered, and Mansfield theorizes Lopez feared a conviction was likely. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner combine to be one of the more reliable and feared duos in the league. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

None should be feared more than the slugging Junior Caminero, who will get MVP votes after mashing 42 homers. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

The sneaker and athletic apparel company reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected, but its revenue weakened by more than feared. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Residents feared the millions of dollars spent to clean up and redevelop Hazelwood Green would displace them, as new firms and workers moved in and land speculation increased nearby. — Ira Goldstein, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Brent crude oil jumped to nearly $110 per barrel after the pipeline shut, but prices have pulled back as investor confidence grows that the outage has been less disruptive than originally feared. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Leigh feared the tracks might be too arch, too pretentious, too insincere. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026