Fear and Relief

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Fear

Fear noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.
Usage example: fear for her family's safety drove her to seek help from neighbors she hardly knew
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Antonyms for Fear
Relief is an antonym for fear.
Nearby Words: fearful, fearless, fearsome, fearfully, fearlessness

Relief

Relief noun - A feeling of ease from grief or trouble.
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Antonyms for Relief
Fear is an antonym for relief.
Nearby Words: relieve, relieving
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How words are described

good good fear good relief
pure pure fear pure relief
utter utter fear utter relief
true true fear true relief
Other adjectives: genuine, sheer, deep, obvious, simple, actual, massive, big, extreme, great, huge, little, main, personal, apparent, less, outright, immense.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / The Walk Shoo Out the Clowns: The drugged up hippies, who served mostly as comic relief, bail in fear of being arrested.
    Source: Film / The Walk
  • The town lives in constant fear, and that's before the Baron decides to pick out some people for stress relief...
    Source: Uncanny Village
  • Film / Oyayubihime Lovable Alpha Bitch: Misa is nosy, rude, and a mooching gossip, but she also stands up to Saeko in spite of her fear and provides a lot of comic relief fighting with the teacher.
    Source: Film / Oyayubihime
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