dread vs fearful

dread is a noun but fearful is not a noun.

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

As adjectives, dread and fearful are synonyms defined as:

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

dread (noun)	fearful (noun)
fearful expectation or anticipation

dread (adjective)	fearful (adjective)
causing fear or dread or terror	lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
	experiencing or showing fear
	causing fear or dread or terror
	extremely distressing
	timid by nature or revealing timidity

dread (verb)	fearful (verb)
be afraid or scared of; be frightened of