Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) fear, fearfulness, fright (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))
S: (n) foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding (a feeling of evil to come) "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
S: (n) shadow (a premonition of something adverse) "a shadow over his happiness"
S: (n) presage (a foreboding about what is about to happen)
S: (n) suspense (apprehension about what is going to happen)
W: (v) fear [Related to: fear] (be afraid or scared of; be frightened of) "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
W: (adj) fearful [Related to: fearfulness] (experiencing or showing fear) "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"
W: (v) fright [Related to: fright] (cause fear in) "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
S: (n) concern, care, fear (an anxious feeling) "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
S: (n) fear, reverence, awe, veneration (a feeling of profound respect for someone or something) "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"
Verb
S: (v) fear (be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event) "I fear she might get aggressive"
S: (v) fear, dread (be afraid or scared of; be frightened of) "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
S: (v) fear (be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement) "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
S: (v) fear (be uneasy or apprehensive about) "I fear the results of the final exams"
S: (v) reverence, fear, revere, venerate (regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of) "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"