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Meaning:
anxious

feeling anxiety; troubled

worried, tense

awful

terrible; dreadful

very bad; terrible

conservative

in favour of established ways, customs etc and opposed to great or sudden change

cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo

eerie

causing a feeling of mystery and fear

spooky

formidable

causing fear or anxiety; difficult to deal with or overcome

horrible, terrifying

frightened

afraid

very scared

gruesome

causing horror and disgust

horrible, awful

horrendous

extremely unpleasant

terrible

horrible

causing extreme disgust, fear etc

unpleasant

horrific

horrifying

horrible

humble

showing that one is inferior, less able etc

meek, unassuming

indefinable

that cannot be defined or put in words

unspeakable

inexpressible

that cannot be put into words

unspeakable

ominous

threatening

menacing, foreboding

rightist

supporting, expressing, conservative political views

conservative

shocking

very bad or wrong; causing shock; severe

outrageous; very surprising

shy

(of a person) self-conscious and uncomfortable in the presence of others; (of animals etc) easily frightened

quiet and self-conscious

terrible

causing great fear or horror; causing great discomfort; extreme; extremely bad

bad, horrible

terrific

very good; very great; extreme

intense

timid

easily frightened

shy

timorouse

afraid

afraid

tremendous

extremely large, great, powerful; excellent

huge, overwhelming

uneasy

uncomfortable in body or mind

awkward, uncomfortable

unspeakable

that cannot be expressed or described in words

very bad; beyond description

weird

unnatural; strange; very unusual

odd, bizarre

FEARFUL as in Wiktionary
FEARFUL as in Wikipedia