to fear

Examples

• All

• Then people would know him, fear him, and give him the respect he deserved.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Never fear Mary, the Lord watches over us.

  Wuthering Heights (1970)

• How they admire and fear you.

  The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

• And he says it's a great caution for sin always to fear God being present.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• Give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name.

• Speak then to me who neither beg nor fear your favours nor your hate.

• "I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts."

  The Rock (1996)

• Oh, we are good, decent, you-fearing people.

  Jack Lyon: Veterans Serving Veterans (2013)

• It is the part of men to fear and tremble when their most mighty gods by token send such dreadful heralds to astonish us.

• Many people fear God, believing His power and wisdom to be beyond human comprehension.

Synonyms

R

to revere

vsto fear

21 6.7

To feel deep respect and admiration for someone, often with awe

is focused more on religious or sacred respect than personal admiration

V

to venerate

vsto fear

• Formal

11 7.4

To show great respect for a person or thing

is more tied to religious feeling and sacred regard

R

to reverence

vsto fear

2 7.1

To treat someone or something with deep respect

is used especially in religious contexts rather than general admiration

Antonyms

C

contempt

131 5.5

A strong feeling that someone or something is worthless and deserves no respect

Idioms

F

for fear of

41 4.2

To avoid doing something because you are afraid it will happen

T

the fear of God

9 7.9

A strong feeling of being afraid and respectful of someone who could punish you

P

to put the fear of God into

• Informal

3 8.2

Make people very afraid and make them respect you by showing power

S

to stare fear in the face

• Informal

1 7.0

To look at your fear and act without avoiding it

Phrasal Verbs

C

to cower in fear

2 6.8

To shrink back and crouch because you feel very afraid

O

to outgrow one's fear

5.9

To stop being afraid of something as you get older

Compounds

D

deep-seated fear

1 5.8

A strong feeling of worry that lasts a long time and is hard to change

C

Cape Fear

1 4.2

A piece of land in southeast North Carolina that reaches into the Atlantic Ocean

C

Cape Fear River

1 4.1

A river in southeast North Carolina that flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear

B

bone-shaking fear

8.3

A very strong fear that feels like it shakes your body

D

deep-lying fear

7.4

A strong hidden worry that affects how someone thinks or acts

N

night fear

7.0

A strong feeling of being scared at night when you are alone or in the dark

How Reverent

worship

35 4.2

to fear

164 7.6

to admire

743 1.6

respect

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology