fear: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with F · ends with R
Meaning of fear
noun
- uncountable
A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
Example: He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.
- countable
A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone in particular.
Example: Not everybody has the same fears.
- countable
Something one is afraid of; the object of one’s fear.
Example: Spiders are my greatest fear.
- uncountable
Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
Listed forms: fears.
Source: Wiktionary — fear.
verb
- transitive
To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
Example: I fear the worst will happen.
- intransitive
To feel fear.
Example: Never fear; help is always near.
- intransitive
To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for [with for].
Example: She fears for her son’s safety.
- transitive
To venerate; to feel awe towards.
Example: People who fear God can be found in Christian churches.
Listed forms: fears, fearing, feared.
Source: Wiktionary — fear.
adj
- dialectal
Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
Example: hale and fear
Listed forms: feer.
Source: Wiktionary — fear.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for fear.
noun
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
noun
an anxious feeling
noun
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
verb
be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is fear in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of fear
F(4) + E(1) + A(1) + R(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of fear
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from fear
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in fear. Showing up to 24, longest first.