n. 25B6; noun
she felt fear at entering the house : TERROR, fright, fearfulness, horror, alarm, panic, agitation, trepidation, dread, consternation, dismay, distress; anxiety, worry, angst, unease, uneasiness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, nervousness, nerves, perturbation, foreboding; informal the creeps, the willies, the heebie-jeebies, jitteriness, twitchiness, butterflies (in the stomach), (blue) funk.
she overcame her fears : PHOBIA, aversion, antipathy, dread, bugbear, bogey, nightmare, horror, terror; anxiety, neurosis; informal hang-up. See list at phobia .
(archaic) the love and fear of God : AWE, wonder, wonderment; reverence, veneration, respect.
there's no fear of me leaving you alone : LIKELIHOOD, likeliness, prospect, possibility, chance, probability; risk, danger.
25B6; verb
she feared her husband : BE AFRAID OF, be fearful of, be scared of, be apprehensive of, dread, live in fear of, be terrified of; be anxious about, worry about, feel apprehensive about.
he fears heights : HAVE A PHOBIA ABOUT, have a horror of, take fright at.
he feared to tell them : BE TOO AFRAID, be too scared, hesitate, dare not.
they feared for his health : WORRY ABOUT, feel anxious about, feel concerned about, have anxieties about.
(archaic) all who fear the Lord : STAND IN AWE OF, revere, reverence, venerate, respect.
I fear that you may be right : SUSPECT, have a (sneaking) suspicion, be inclined to think, be afraid, have a hunch, think it likely.