Feared

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of fear: experienced dread or deep anxiety in anticipation of a specific danger or painful outcome.

“She feared the examination results would end her hopes of a place at university.”

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Synonyms

dreaded

Antonyms

welcomedembraced

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

FEARED has E in positions 2 and 5, a double-E pattern worth testing early in Wordle to unlock the structure

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Scrabble

FEARED scores 10 points, extending FEAR with -ED is a straightforward play that opens diagonal board positions

Words Related to Feared

Anagrams of Feared

Words that use exactly the same letters as “feared”.

deafer

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “feared” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

flared geared neared reared seared teared weared yeared

Words you can make from Feared

Shorter words formed from the letters in “feared”.

deare defer eared erade fader farde fared ferae freed refed afer ared daer dare deaf dear deer dere derf dree edea fade fard fare

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “feared”.

afeared defamer draftee federal freaked

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