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fearful
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Sense: Adjective: timid

Synonyms:

timid, nervous , cowardly, timorous, jumpy, nervy (informal), edgy , on edge, skittish, fainthearted, faint-hearted, lily-livered, weak-kneed, cowed, fearing

Sense: Adjective: afraid

Synonyms:

afraid , frightened , scared , nervous , horrified, spooked, terrified , alarmed, apprehensive , daunted, uneasy , shit-scared (vulgar, offensive, slang), shitting yourself (UK, vulgar, offensive, slang), shitting bricks (vulgar, offensive, slang)

Sense: Adjective: causing fear

Synonyms:

frightening , frightful, fearsome, scary , terrifying , spine-chilling, hair-raising, bloodcurdling, alarming, daunting , forbidding, intimidating, dreadful , hairy (informal)

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