apprehensiveness vs dread
dread vs apprehensivenessapprehensiveness and dread both are nouns.
apprehensiveness is not an adjective while dread is an adjective.
apprehensiveness is not a verb while dread is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apprehensiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
| dread | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As nouns,
apprehensiveness and dread
are synonyms defined as:
- apprehensiveness and dread: fearful expectation or anticipation
Other synonyms of apprehensiveness include
apprehension.
| apprehensiveness (noun) | dread (noun) |
|---|---|
| fearful expectation or anticipation | fearful expectation or anticipation |
| apprehensiveness (adjective) | dread (adjective) |
|---|---|
| causing fear or dread or terror |
| apprehensiveness (verb) | dread (verb) |
|---|---|
| be afraid or scared of; be frightened of |
Words related to "apprehensiveness"
Words related to "dread"
- affright
- alarming
- apprehend
- apprehension
- apprehensiveness
- awful
- boding
- chill
- dire
- direful
- dreaded
- dreadful
- fear
- fearful
- fearfulness
- fearsome
- foreboding
- fright
- frighten
- frightening
- gloom
- gloominess
- horrendous
- horrific
- pall
- panic
- premonition
- presentiment
- quail at
- scare
- somberness
- sombreness
- suspense
- terrible
- trepidation
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