Fearful and Sad

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Fearful adjective - Causing fear.

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Sad and fearful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Fearful".

Nearby Words: fear, fearless, fearsome, fearfully, fearlessly

Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

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Fearful and sad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fearful" instead an adjective "Sad".

Nearby Words: sadness, sadly

It's okay to feel angry, sad, jealous, bitter, fearful, anxious, ashamed, whatever emotion it might be.

Source: Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped
So shall he read elder truths, sad truths, grand truths, fearful truths.

Source: Literature / Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow

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