fearful
adjectiveHow many syllables in fearful?
There are 2 syllables in the word fearful.How to pronounce fearful:
Definition of fearful:
- fearful (adjective):
- afraid and full of fear
- causing fear or dread or terror.
- causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of dangerous quality
Synonyms for fearful:
afraid
alarmed
alarming
apprehensive
awful
creepy
dire
direful
disturbing
dread
dreaded
dreadful
eerie
eery
fearsome
forbidding
formidable
frightened
frightening
frightful
ghastly
gruesome
horrible
horrific
horrifying
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