feared
adjective
ˈfird 
: producing fear in others
feared enemies
the most feared teacher in school
: regarded with fear trying to avert a feared outcome
Word History
Etymology
from past participle of fear entry 2
First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined above
feared
verb
as in worried
to experience concern or anxiety her friends feared that she was dating a guy who was all wrong for her Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- worried
- fretted
- troubled
- stressed
- bothered
- stewed
- sweated
- sweat blood
- fussed
- sweat
- cared a hang
- sweated blood
- longed
- despaired
- agonized
- yearned
- gave a hang
- pined
- chafed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- accepted
- tolerated
- endured
- sustained
- took
- bore
- stuck out
- abided
- stomached
- abode