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fearful vs dreaded

dreaded vs fearful

fearful and dreaded both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fearful No Yes No No
dreaded No Yes No No
As adjectives, fearful and dreaded are synonyms defined as:
  • fearful and dreaded: causing fear or dread or terror
Other synonyms of fearful include awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible.
fearful (adjective) dreaded (adjective)
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted causing fear or dread or terror
experiencing or showing fear
causing fear or dread or terror
extremely distressing
timid by nature or revealing timidity
Difference between fearful and dreaded

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