Synonyms of the word awe


AWEADMIRATION - AFFRIGHT - EMOTION - FEAR - FRIGHT - FRIGHTEN - REVERENCE - SCARE - VENERATION - WONDER - WONDERMENT

awe

  • n. A feeling of fear and reverence.
  • n. A feeling of amazement.
  • v. (transitive) To inspire fear and reverence in.
  • v. (transitive) To control by inspiring dread.

admiration

  • n. A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful.
  • n. (obsolete) Wonder or questioning, without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject.
  • n. (obsolete) Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.

affright

  • n. (archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
  • v. (archaic, transitive) To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in.
  • adj. afraid; terrified; frightened.

emotion

  • n. A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation,…
  • n. A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

fear

  • n. (uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
  • n. (countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
  • n. (uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
  • v. (transitive) To feel fear about (something or someone); to be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarm.
  • v. (intransitive) To feel fear (about something).
  • v. (transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
  • v. (transitive) Regret.
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To cause fear to; to frighten.
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To be anxious or solicitous for.
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To suspect; to doubt.
  • adj. (dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.

fright

  • n. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short…
  • n. Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
  • v. (archaic, transitive) To frighten.
  • adj. (rare) frightened; afraid; affright.

frighten

  • v. To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

reverence

  • n. Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
  • n. An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
  • n. The state of being revered.
  • n. A form of address for some members of the clergy.
  • n. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
  • v. To show reverence.

scare

  • n. A minor fright.
  • n. A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.
  • v. To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.

veneration

  • n. The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
  • n. Profound reverence, respect or awe.
  • n. Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.

wonder

  • n. Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
  • n. Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
  • n. Someone very talented at something, a genius.
  • n. The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment.
  • n. (Britain, informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
  • v. (intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed;…
  • v. (transitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the…

wonderment

  • n. a state, arousal, or thing describable by wonder, strange, awe, surprise, marvel, or astonishment.
  • n. a puzzle or curiosity.

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