Word "DREAD" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
causing fear or dread or terror
Synonyms:
awful, dire, direful, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
Examples:
the dread presence of the headmaster
polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
a dreadful storm

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
fearful expectation or anticipation
Synonyms:
apprehension, apprehensiveness

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
Synonyms:
fear

Crossword Clues for DREAD

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Clue Source Date
Fear squirming adder (5)
Deeply fear Commuter 15 Apr 2024
Greatly fear for soldiers in Germany today (5)
Fear movement of adder Mirror Cryptic 14 Apr 2024
Phobia Mirror Quick 14 Apr 2024
Awful fear of being deceased around end of year (5)
Be afraid of disturbing an adder (5)
Doctor English commercial out of fear (5)
Fear about to transfix old man
Fear upsetting an adder (5)
Second edition gets studied in alarm
Extreme fear (5) Puzzler 25 Mar 2024
Fear movement of adder Mirror Cryptic 24 Mar 2024
Phobia Mirror Quick 24 Mar 2024
Terrible fear (5)
Fear that father is going round the regiment
Fear greatly Eugene Sheffer 21 Mar 2024
Fear father about to be put inside (5)
Greatly fear to be defunct when right inside (5)
Fear The Telegraph Quick 19 Mar 2024
A letter perused in fear (5)
Opposite of "look forward to"
Fear no more that the rain will come through (5)
Anticipate with fear: - the prospect
Fear father will come round again?
Abject horror
Fearful feeling Newsday 03 Mar 2024
Old man hides concerning phobia
Greatly fear disturbing adder (5)
Feared old fellow on entering
Pop round again, for fear
Terrible source of distraction, say
Await with horror
Great fear Mirror Classic 08 Feb 2024
Fear The Telegraph Quick 06 Feb 2024
Fear of an adder (5)
Anticipate with fear USA Today 29 Jan 2024
Fear breaking card-reader
Fear greatly The Times Concise 16 Jan 2024
Greatly fear Puzzler Backwords 15 Jan 2024
Awe Romeo out of play receives (5)
Fear, ... the result
Morbid fear The Guardian Quick 29 Dec 2023
Great fear The Telegraph Quick 28 Dec 2023
Be very apprehensive of
Dead right in having a fear of (5)
Great fear Commuter 04 Dec 2023
Not look forward to Universal 02 Dec 2023
Great fear Mirror Tea Time 02 Dec 2023
Fear beginning to dwindle, say
Old man's taking on fear (5)
Old man's taking on fear The Telegraph Toughie 23 Nov 2023
Foreboding feeling of fear Universal 19 Nov 2023
Fearful feeling Universal 16 Nov 2023
Great fear The Sun Two Speed 07 Nov 2023
Awesome duke studied The Sun Two Speed 07 Nov 2023
Foreboding feeling New York Times 07 Nov 2023
Terror The Guardian Speedy 15 Oct 2023
Trepidation Universal 05 Oct 2023
Fear greatly Eugene Sheffer 06 Sep 2023
Fearful apprehension The Telegraph Quick 11 Aug 2023
Intense fear Thomas Joseph 27 Jul 2023
Fear is no longer maintaining resistance The Guardian Quiptic 17 Jul 2023
Apprehension LA Times Daily 24 Jun 2023
'Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men ___ it': Shaw New York Times 14 Jun 2023
Profound apprehension The Times Concise 13 Jun 2023
Apprehension The Telegraph Quick 21 May 2023
Fear The Telegraph Quick 18 May 2023
Anticipate with fear Newsday 17 May 2023
Fear The Telegraph Quick 16 May 2023
Fear The Telegraph Quick 25 Apr 2023
Anticipate with fear Universal 05 Apr 2023
Apprehension New York Times 23 Mar 2023
Causing terror The Guardian Quick 11 Mar 2023
Pit-of-the-stomach feeling New York Times 02 Feb 2023
Be fearful of Newsday 25 Jan 2023
Apprehension Newsday 22 Jan 2023
Fearful feeling Newsday 10 Jan 2023
Stomach-dropping feeling New York Times 29 Dec 2022
Scary movie feeling USA Today 27 Dec 2022
Fear The Telegraph Quick 01 Dec 2022
Fear greatly Eugene Sheffer 28 Nov 2022
Great apprehension The Times Concise 22 Nov 2022
Foreboding feeling Wall Street Journal 22 Nov 2022
Fear The Telegraph Quick 22 Nov 2022
Large number Hun eliminated, inspiring a terror The Times Cryptic 16 Nov 2022
Great fear The Telegraph Quick 09 Nov 2022
Really not look forward to USA Today 04 Nov 2022
Fear The Telegraph Quick 22 Sep 2022
Fearful feeling Newsday 28 Jul 2022
Hardly anticipate Universal 10 Jul 2022
Be fearful of Newsday 20 Jun 2022
Alarm seeing daughter study The Telegraph Cryptic 06 May 2022
Following degree study fear The Guardian Quiptic 21 Mar 2022
Following degree study fear
Greatly fear The Times Concise 10 Mar 2022
Really don’t look forward to days with book, say The Times Cryptic 03 Jan 2022
Democrat study causes disquiet
Great fear USA Today 05 Nov 2021
Romeo coming in late causes terror The Times Cryptic 28 Oct 2021
Anticipate with trepidation New York Times 07 Sep 2021
Intense fear USA Today 28 Jul 2021
Fear The Telegraph Quick 20 Jul 2021
Trepidation Newsday 16 Jul 2021
Great apprehension The Times Concise 10 Jul 2021
Fear The Telegraph Quick 25 May 2021
Great fear The Sun Two Speed 10 May 2021
Awesome duke studied The Sun Two Speed 10 May 2021
Fear greatly Premier Sunday 11 Apr 2021
Romeo in perfect terror The Sun Two Speed 05 Apr 2021
Fear about being caught by the old man
King coming in late causes terror The Sun Two Speed 31 Jan 2021
Romeo coming in late causes terror The Sun Two Speed 11 Jan 2021
Horror is not quite real when shown in 2-D
Fear as old man's about to interfere
Awesome daughter to study The Sun Two Speed 12 Nov 2020
Great apprehension The Times Concise 10 Nov 2020
Intense fear Thomas Joseph 27 Oct 2020
Fear old man's about to be imprisoned
Romeo's gone outside in terror The Sun Two Speed 03 Oct 2020
Great worry The Telegraph Quick 25 Sep 2020
Worry about troops governed by D-notice
Not look forward to at all Universal 14 Sep 2020
Fearful expectation Irish Times Simplex 19 Aug 2020
Awesome Rastafarian
Horrible fear New York Times 12 Aug 2020
Apprehension Universal 09 Aug 2020
Anxiety about old man's housing
Anticipatory fear USA Today 08 Aug 2020
Great fear Wall Street Journal 23 Jul 2020
Not look forward to USA Today 22 Jul 2020
Apprehension The Washington Post 28 Jun 2020
Apprehension LA Times Daily 28 Jun 2020
Abject fear Premier Sunday 28 Jun 2020
Awesome Rastafarian The Sun Two Speed 21 Jun 2020
Extreme fear Wall Street Journal 23 Mar 2020
Profound fear
Man who has issue holding on to fear
Act like a student after bad mark horror
Extreme fear
Romeo in unfailing terror The Sun Two Speed 17 Dec 2019
Fear greatly Universal 18 Nov 2019
Definitely not look forward to New York Times 11 Nov 2019
Definitely not look forward to
'Truly, the souls of men are full of __': Shak The Washington Post 20 Oct 2019
"Truly, the souls of men are full of __": Shak LA Times Daily 20 Oct 2019
Hate the idea of USA Today 02 Oct 2019
Really not look forward to New York Times 01 Oct 2019
Extreme fear and apprehension
Pit-of-the-stomach feeling Universal 25 Jul 2019
Sinking feeling Universal 15 Jul 2019
Hardly look forward to The Washington Post 30 Jun 2019
Hardly look forward to LA Times Daily 30 Jun 2019
Trepidation Newsday 30 Jun 2019
Anticipate with fear
Doctor first to dismiss initial fear
No longer effective without king becoming an object of fear
Await in terror USA Today 05 Mar 2019
Head of department to study fear
Fearful feeling Wall Street Journal 16 Feb 2019
Feeling of great fear
Hate the idea of
Really not look forward to
Hardly look forward to
"Truly, the souls of men are full of __": Shak.
Pit-of-the-stomach feeling
Sinking feeling
Await in terror
Fearful feeling
Fear of snaking adder
Feeling of foreboding Universal 14 Oct 2018
Fear Universal 30 Sep 2018
The old man ringing about object of fear The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Sep 2018
Feeling of anxiety USA Today 19 Sep 2018
Terror Thomas Joseph 31 Aug 2018
Not look forward to at all The Washington Post 06 Aug 2018
Not look forward to at all LA Times Daily 06 Aug 2018
Fear of father taking note
Fear uncoiling adder
Hate the idea of LA Times Daily 01 Jul 2018
Hate the idea of The Washington Post 01 Jul 2018
Feeling of fear (as when called to the principal's office, say)
Dared to tremble with fear
Want to avoid doing Newsday 06 Apr 2018
Fear having large number to study The Sun Two Speed 12 Mar 2018
More than fear Universal 11 Mar 2018
Great apprehension Universal 24 Jan 2018
First part of Dan Dare broadcast causing terror
Extreme fear and apprehension
Not look forward to at all
Hate the idea of
Feeling of foreboding
Great apprehension
Feeling of anxiety
Fear
King's gripped by numb fear The Sun Two Speed 31 Dec 2017
Apprehension The Sun Two Speed 31 Dec 2017
Hate the thought of Family Time 17 Dec 2017
More than fear LA Times Daily 01 Dec 2017
More than fear The Washington Post 01 Dec 2017
Great fear Universal 21 Nov 2017
Frightful Wall Street Journal 16 Nov 2017
Foreboding apprehension Universal 15 Nov 2017
Terror of such locks?
Audited taxpayer's emotion, maybe USA Today 11 Sep 2017
Await with trepidation The Washington Post 02 Aug 2017
Await with trepidation LA Times Daily 02 Aug 2017
Fear money is short after onset of devaluation The Times Cryptic 08 Jun 2017
Great fear
Be fearful of Newsday 24 May 2017
Bad feeling New York Times 18 Feb 2017
Great fear The Telegraph Quick 13 Jan 2017
Foreboding apprehension
Audited taxpayer's emotion, maybe
Await with trepidation
More than fear
Great fear
Bad feeling
Many look at quail
Are hopelessly trapped in dead ends and fear the worst The Telegraph Toughie 13 Dec 2016
Apprehensive fear The Times Concise 13 Dec 2016
Not a good sense LA Times Daily 24 Sep 2016
Fear start of difficult study
Hardly eager anticipation LA Times Daily 04 Sep 2016
Fear day before study
Be fearful of Universal 29 Jul 2016
Horror of locks?
Fear start of difficult study
Intense apprehension Wall Street Journal 16 May 2016
Foreboding feeling Wall Street Journal 09 Apr 2016
Feeling of foreboding The Washington Post 12 Mar 2016
Fear about to occupy the old man The Telegraph Cryptic 10 Mar 2016
Fear making Penny study The Telegraph Cryptic 08 Mar 2016
Fear of onset of darkness? Study needed The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Feb 2016
Coiling adder brings great fear The Sun Two Speed 17 Feb 2016
View with anxiety Universal 13 Feb 2016
View with anxiety
Hardly eager anticipation
Not a good sense
More than fear
Be fearful of
Great fear Premier Sunday 06 Dec 2015
Great apprehension Wall Street Journal 15 Oct 2015
Great fear about being caught by old man
Sinking feeling New York Times 10 Sep 2015
Great fear or apprehension Irish Times Simplex 20 Aug 2015
Agreed readily due to lurking fear
Uneasy feeling Newsday 19 Jul 2015
Anticipate with fear Irish Times Simplex 02 Jul 2015
Abject terror Eugene Sheffer 01 Jul 2015
Not look forward to at all New York Times 14 Jun 2015
Hate the thought of Newsday 28 May 2015
Abject fear USA Today 20 May 2015
Late entry by monarch causes great apprehension
Feeling of foreboding USA Today 31 Mar 2015
Hate the thought of LA Times Daily 01 Feb 2015
Sinking feeling
Not look forward to at all
Hate the thought of
Uneasy feeling
Apprehension
Feeling of foreboding
Abject fear
Hate the thought of
Great fear
Great apprehension
Daily leader studied in alarm
Get cold feet about fourth-rate book?
Deep anxiety
Angst
Anticipate with fear
Not look forward to
Profound fear
Be fearful of
Live in fear of
King comes in late for quail
Foreboding
Extreme uneasiness
Can't contemplate
Sinking feeling
Hate the thought of
Extreme fear
Pre-tax-audit feeling
Anxious anticipation
Fear
Can't contemplate
Deep trepidation
Deep trepidation
Feeling of foreboding
Hate the thought of
Anticipate with fear
Await in terror
Horrible
Angst
Descriptor of the pirate in The Princess Bride
Deceased understood fear
Await with fear
Serious alarm
Foreboding
Serious alarm
Abject fear
More than fear
No mere worry
Fearful feeling
Sinking feeling
Live in fear of
Live in fear of
Phobia
Phobia
Phobia
Live in fear of
Feeling when called to the principal's office
Fear
Intense apprehension
Be fearful of
Sense of foreboding
Be scared of
Apprehension
Really fear
More than misgivings
Anticipate with fear
Awe-inspiring
Sense of foreboding
Be apprehensive
Anticipate with alarm
Await with trepidation
Be apprehensive
Foreboding
Extreme apprehension
Hate the thought of
The willies
Be apprehensive
Fearful anticipation
Terrifying
Anticipate with dismay
Extreme apprehension
Can't bear the thought of
Fear
Await with fear
Can't bear the thought of
Profound fear
Fear greatly
Terror
Fear
Fearful feeling
Fear greatly
Fear
Intense fear
Huge worry
Trepidation
Fear greatly
Extreme fear
Not look forward to
Fearful anticipation
Feeling of foreboding
Terror
Great fear
Feel anxiety
Don't look forward to
Fearful anticipation
Feeling of foreboding
Terror
Trepidation
Apprehension
Sheer fear
Feeling of unease
Feeling of unease
Sinking feeling
Be very afraid
Great fear
Trepidation
Apprehension
Be afraid of
Be fearful of
Live in fear of
Feeling before 59 Across?
Trepidation
Anicipate with fear
Have a fear of
Romeo coming in late causes terror
The willies
Foreboding
Recoil from
Extreme trepidaiton
Be in fear of
Apprehension
Fear
Hate the thought of
Fearful feeling
Live in fear of
More than disquiet
Flinch from
Anxiety
Feeling of foreboding
Trepidation
Be reluctant
Pre-tax-audit feeling
Heebie-jeebies
Trepidation
Intense fear
Feel anxiety
Overpowering fear
Angst
More than misgivings
Terror
Emotion of a slave named Scott?
Anxiety
Fear greatly
Awesome
Shudder
Hate to face
Intense anxiety
"Jove's ___ clamours . . . ": Othello
Fear intensely
Be in fear of
Scaredy-cat's emotion
Phobia
Face with reluctance.
Be fearful.
Solemn.
Terrible.
Awesome.
Hate to.
Trepidation.
Awe-inspiring.
Awe.
Fear.
Apprehension.
Awesome fear.
Inspiring awe.
Great fear.
Evoked in Nancy by Bill Sykes.
Awful.
Emotion causing gooseflesh.
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