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Fearful Crossword Clue
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Crossword clue last updated: 25/05/2026
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Hint 1: Meaning
Afraid.
Hint 2: Synonyms
DIRE, TIMID, MOUSY
Hint 3: Best answers
TIMID, ALARMED, SCARED
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Fearful with 4 letters (1)
Fearful with 5 letters (4)
Fearful with 6 letters (3)
Fearful with 7 letters (3)
Fearful with 8 letters (6)
Fearful with 9 letters (1)
Fearful with 10 letters (1)
Fearful with 11 letters (1)
Synonyms for Fearful
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| Yellow | 40% |
| Afraid | 20% |
| BASHFUL | 20% |
| Chicken was bothered by son | 20% |
| Chicken, so to speak | 20% |
| City rising up with weapons can make one thus | 20% |
| Concerned with wings on sea | 20% |
| Craven | 20% |
| Drab and colorless | 20% |
| Faint-hearted | 20% |
| Fainthearted | 20% |
| Fearful and dull, it turned up | 20% |
| Fearful in Germany with upset over passport for example | 20% |
| Feeling fear or anxiety | 20% |
| Filled with concern | 20% |
| Frightened about entering South Africa with communist | 20% |
| Frightened and traumatised, one runs away | 20% |
| Frightened by gangster with gun | 20% |
| Frightened, scared | 20% |
| Frozen, perhaps | 20% |
| Having a fright | 20% |
| Help to finish a French chicken | 20% |
| In a funk | 20% |
| Indecisive | 20% |
| Lacking in confidence, not very bright Italian turned up | 20% |
| Lacking in courage | 20% |
| Light dullish brown – shy | 20% |
| Little son, worried and frightened | 20% |
| Made afraid | 20% |
| Meek | 20% |
| More than worried | 20% |
| Mousy | 20% |
| Mousy girl college rejected | 20% |
| Nervous | 20% |
| Nervous of attack by a force | 20% |
| Nervous, tense setter's supported by papers | 20% |
| Not at all calm | 20% |
| Not bold | 20% |
| Not exactly outgoing | 20% |
| Not stout | 20% |
| One way to run | 20% |
| Packing in large audiences to begin with – quite the reverse – getting worried | 20% |
| Pusillanimous | 20% |
| Quaking in one's boots | 20% |
| Quiet and timid, like Mickey, Jerry or Stuart? | 20% |
| Regretfully accepting single father needs help | 20% |
| Scared | 20% |
| Scared fighter at front in a surprise attack | 20% |
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What's the best solution for Fearful?
The most likely answer for the crossword clue Fearful is TIMID. Other possible answers include ALARMED, SCARED, AFRAID, MOUSY, awful, cowardly, dire, direful, among others.
How many solutions are there for Fearful?
We have found 20 possible answers for the crossword clue Fearful.
How do I find a solution for Fearful?
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What is another word for Fearful?
We list 15 synonyms related to Fearful. Common alternatives include DIRE, AWFUL, DREAD, TREPID.
Which crosswords feature clues like Fearful?
Clues like Fearful often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Observer Everyman, Daily Mirror, Sunday Express, The Independent, The Times Specialist, among others.
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