fearfully

The word “fearfully” has 3 syllables: fear-ful-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈfɪrfəli/


What is synonym and antonym for fearfully?

In the thesaurus, “fearfully” has 25 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fearfully along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for fearfully

  • abjectly
  • bashfully
  • civilly
  • courteously
  • deferentially
  • diffidently
  • hat in hand
  • humbly
  • lowly
  • meanly
  • meekly
  • modestly
  • mousily
  • obsequiously
  • politely
  • respectfully
  • self-deprecatingly
  • servilely
  • sheepishly
  • shyly
  • submissively
  • subserviently
  • suppliantly
  • timidly
  • timorously

Antonyms for fearfully

  • arrogantly
  • audaciously
  • bitchily
  • boldly
  • brashly
  • brazenly
  • contemptuously
  • discourteously
  • disdainfully
  • disrespectfully
  • fearlessly
  • haughtily
  • huffily
  • imperiously
  • impertinently
  • impolitely
  • impudently
  • loftily
  • pompously
  • presumptuously
  • pretentiously
  • pridefully
  • proudly
  • rashly
  • recklessly
  • rudely
  • saucily
  • scornfully
  • self-importantly
  • superciliously
  • swaggeringly
  • uncivilly
  • ungraciously
  • uppishly

Meanings of fearfully

  • adverb
    1. In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.
    2. Very; very much.

Example Sentences

  • She looked fearfully around the empty room.
  • The cat approached the strange object fearfully.
  • He fearfully awaited the results of his medical test.
  • They stepped fearfully into the dark cave.
  • The child fearfully asked if the thunder would stop soon.

On this page you'll find 59 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fearfully, such as: abjectly, arrogantly, audaciously, bashfully, bitchily, boldly, brashly.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abjectly

  • apologetically
  • bashfully
  • cap in hand
  • civilly
  • courteously
  • deferentially
  • diffidently
  • dutifully
  • fawningly
  • fearfully
  • grovelingly
  • hat in hand
  • humbly
  • ingloriously
  • ingratiatingly
  • lowly
  • meanly
  • meekly
  • modestly
  • mousily
  • obediently
  • obscurely
  • obsequiously
  • politely
  • poorly
  • respectfully
  • self-deprecatingly
  • servilely
  • sheepishly
  • shyly
  • simply
  • slavishly
  • submissively
  • subserviently
  • suppliantly
  • sycophantically
  • timidly
  • timorously

obsequiously

  • abjectly
  • bashfully
  • civilly
  • courteously
  • deferentially
  • diffidently
  • dutifully
  • fawningly
  • fearfully
  • grovelingly
  • hat in hand
  • humbly
  • ingratiatingly
  • lowly
  • meanly
  • meekly
  • modestly
  • mousily
  • obediently
  • politely
  • respectfully
  • self-deprecatingly
  • servilely
  • sheepishly
  • shyly
  • slavishly
  • submissively
  • subserviently
  • suppliantly
  • sycophantically
  • timidly
  • timorously

nervously

  • anxiously
  • apprehensively
  • carefully
  • cautiously
  • cowardly
  • cravenly
  • diffidently
  • excitedly
  • fearfully
  • heedfully
  • mousily
  • prudently
  • pusillanimously
  • restlessly
  • shyly
  • skittishly
  • spinelessly
  • spiritlessly
  • timidly
  • timorously

bashfully

  • abjectly
  • chastely
  • civilly
  • courteously
  • deferentially
  • demurely
  • diffidently
  • fearfully
  • hat in hand
  • humbly
  • lowly
  • meanly
  • meekly
  • modestly
  • mousily
  • obsequiously
  • plainly
  • politely
  • purely
  • quietly
  • respectfully
  • retiringly
  • self-deprecatingly
  • servilely
  • sheepishly
  • shyly
  • simply
  • submissively
  • subserviently
  • suppliantly
  • timidly
  • timorously
  • unassumingly
  • unobtrusively
  • unpresumptuously
  • unpretentiously
  • virtuously

cap in hand

  • abjectly
  • bashfully
  • civilly
  • courteously
  • deferentially
  • diffidently
  • fearfully
  • hat in hand
  • humbly
  • lowly
  • meanly
  • meekly
  • modestly
  • mousily
  • obsequiously
  • politely
  • respectfully
  • self-deprecatingly
  • servilely
  • sheepishly
  • shyly
  • submissively
  • subserviently
  • suppliantly
  • timidly
  • timorously

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