Synonyms and Antonyms of dread
1
suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune
- the dread felt by people awaiting bad news
agitation, anxiety, anxiousness, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, disturbance, fearfulness, funk, perturbation, solicitude, suspense, unease, uneasiness
scruple, worry
doubt, incertitude, mistrust, suspiciousness, uncertainty, wariness
defeatism, pessimism
foreknowledge, premonition, presage, presentiment
2
the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger
- we were filled with dread when we saw the rapids we would be rafting down
phobia
creeps, jitters, nervousness, willies
pang, qualm, twinge
agitation, apprehension, consternation, discomposure, disquiet, funk, perturbation
concern, dismay, worry
cowardice, faintheartedness, timidity, timorousness
aplomb, assurance, boldness, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence
bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, hardihood, intrepidity, intrepidness, stoutness, valor
audacity, guts, nerve
3
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
- speaking in public is a perennial dread for many people
apparition, ghost, phantasm (also fantasm), phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter (or spectre), spirit, spook, wraith
banshee, bogeyman (also bogyman), demon (or daemon), devil, fiend, ghoul, imp, incubus
fright, horrible, horror, monster, monstrosity, terror
bane, curse, enemy, plague, scourge, torment
abomination, anathema
