Fearless and Terrified

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Fearless

Fearless adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.
Usage example: skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types
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Terrified is an antonym for fearless.
Nearby Words: fear, fearful, fearfully, fearlessness, fearlessly

Terrified

Terrified adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Usage example: terrified dogs hiding under the couch
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Fearless is an antonym for terrified.
Nearby Words: terrifying, terrify
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  • Fan Fic / Fantasy Kaleidoscope Is Serious Business: Yuuka is set up as The Dreaded by having the normally boisterous and fearless Cirno absolutely terrified of her.
    Source: Fan Fic / Fantasy Kaleidoscope
  • In Happy Days, the cowardly Ralph Malph is terrified by an approaching tornado, so a doctor hypnotizes him despite that he says he's too strong-willed; the doctor then makes him completely fearless, leading to his almost getting killed— not only by the tornado, but also the Fonz.
    Source: More Hypnotizable Than He Thinks
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