awful vs fearful

awful and fearful both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
awful	No	Yes	No	Yes
fearful	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, awful and fearful are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of awful include dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible.

awful (adjective)	fearful (adjective)
offensive or even (of persons) malicious	lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
causing fear or dread or terror	experiencing or showing fear
exceptionally bad or displeasing	causing fear or dread or terror
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact	extremely distressing
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder	timid by nature or revealing timidity
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

awful (adverb)	fearful (adverb)
used as intensifiers