Clues for the word "DREAD"
We've had 136 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 500 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on July 29, 2026.
Definition of dread
- v. t. - To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.
- v. i. - To be in dread, or great fear.
- n. - Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
- n. - Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
- n. - An object of terrified apprehension.
- n. - A person highly revered.
- n. - Fury; dreadfulness.
- n. - Doubt; as, out of dread.
- a. - Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.
- a. - Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal.
Referring Clues
- Great fear
- Be reluctant
- More than disquiet
- Hate the thought of
- The willies
- Not look forward to at all
- Apprehension
- Huge worry
- Be apprehensive
- Fear
- Fearful feeling
- Terror
- More than fear
- Extreme apprehension
- Foreboding
- Can't bear the thought of
- Await with fear
- Anticipate with dismay
- Be scared of
- Sense of foreboding
- Anticipate with alarm
- Intense fear
- Anticipate with fear
- Await with trepidation
- Feeling of foreboding
- Be fearful of
- More than misgivings
- Not look forward to
- Abject fear
- Trepidation
- Feeling of unease
- Live in fear of
- Phobia
- Abject terror
- Feeling when called to the principal's office
- Fearful state
- Fear facing
- Serious alarm
- Horrible
- Fear big-time
- Fear, and then some
- Fear greatly
- Really fear
- Cringe at
- Cringe at
- Angst
- Pre-tax-audit feeling
- Await in terror
- Deep trepidation
- Can't contemplate
- Cold feet
- Extreme uneasiness
- Uneasy feeling
- Anxious anticipation
- Sinking feeling
- Extreme fear
- Deep anxiety
- Not merely fear
- Profound fear
- Deep fear
- View with anxiety
- Hardly eager anticipation
- Not a good sense
- Bad feeling
- Audited taxpayer's emotion, maybe
- Foreboding apprehension
- Great apprehension
- Right inside without feeling fear
- Be afraid of disturbing adder
- A large number study in fear
- Quaking-in-one's-boots feeling
- Great fear or apprehension
- Slightly Stoopid "Living ___"
- Bob Marley "Natty ___"
- Horror of locks?
- Many look at quail
- Fearful expectation
- Absolutely outright fear
- Adder (anag)
- Adder may give rise to terror
- Rear gunner seized by complete terror
- Old man holding army corps in awe
- Pop round again, for fear
- Fear of an adder getting loose?
- Fear to get a letter interpreted
- King comes in late for quail
- Daily leader studied in alarm
- Fear of locks, perhaps
- Fear adder is let loose
- Awe
- Horror brought by low grade - extra study required
- Fear resistance coming in late
- Frightful
- First part of Dan Dare broadcast causing terror
- Intense anxiety
- Greatly fear
- Await with horror
- Be in terror of
- Extreme fear about parent coming round
- Fear about to enter father
- Anticipate fearfully
- Horror of soldiers instilled in father
- Head of depot to study alarm
- Leader in demonology needs to study fear
- Father embracing sapper, 22
- Director to study fear
- Fear start of difficult study
- Terror suspect remanded when dodgy men disappear
- Foreboding or horror
- Want to avoid doing
- Dared to tremble with fear
- Don's first to study alarm
- Hate the idea of
- Fear about to stop old man
- Fear of father taking note
- Feeling of anxiety
- Fear of snaking adder
- A letter to peruse in awe
- Hardly look forward to
- Anxiety
- Pit-of-the-stomach feeling
- Really not look forward to
- "Truly, the souls of men are full of ___": Shak.
- Definitely not look forward to
- Foot-dragger's feeling
- Anticipatory fear
- Horrible fear
- Anticipate with trepidation
- A letter perused in fear
- Scary movie feeling
- Stomach-dropping feeling
- "Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men ___ it": Shaw
- Fear of an adder getting loose?
- Foreboding feeling
- Heebie-jeebies
- Fearful reluctance
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - July 29, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - July 28, 2026
- Your Life Choices - July 28, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - July 24, 2026
- LA Times - July 23, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - July 20, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - July 14, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - July 11, 2026
- Your Life Choices - July 04, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - July 02, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - June 26, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - June 20, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - June 16, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 10, 2026
- Your Life Choices - June 08, 2026
- New York Times - May 24, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - May 21, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - May 18, 2026
- Daily Quick - May 17, 2026
- Mirror Daily - May 09, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - April 13, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - April 06, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - April 06, 2026
- Your Life Choices - April 01, 2026
- Daily American - March 19, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - March 05, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - February 28, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 11, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 07, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 30, 2026
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