The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FEAR which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Dread crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FEAR | 60 % | 4 |
| ANGST | 26 % | 5 |
| AWE | 7 % | 3 |
| TERROR | 3 % | 6 |
| HORROR | 3 % | 6 |
| PHOBIA | 1 % | 6 |
Why may FEAR be the right solution?
The word "dread" means to be afraid or to anticipate something with great fear. "Fear" is a synonym of dread, making it the correct answer to the crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dread
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- direful
- terrible
- dreadful
- fearful
- horrific
- fearsome
- frightening
- alarming
- fear
- horrendous
- apprehensiveness
- awful
Crossword Answer definitions
FEAR noun- A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
- A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
- Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
- To feel fear about (something or someone); to be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarm.
- To feel fear (about something).
- (used with for) To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for.
- To venerate; to feel awe towards.
- To regret.
- To cause fear to; to frighten.
- To be anxious or solicitous for.
- To suspect; to doubt.
- Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result FEAR
- "Cape __" (De Niro movie)
- Be frightened of
- Dread
- Phobia
- Subject of a famous quote from FDR's inauguration
- North Carolina cape
- Adrenaline releaser
- "Nothing is more despicable than respect based on ___" (Camus)
- Cape in a Nolte flick
- Survival instinct?
More clues leading to the result ANGST
- Bummed-out feeling
- Feeling for Woody
- Apprehension
- Existential turmoil
- Inner turmoil
- Emo theme
- Nirvana concept
- Nirvana theme
- Subject of many a grunge song
- Subject of many grunge songs
More clues leading to the result AWE
- Blow away
- Electrify
- Flabbergast
- Knock the socks off
- Reverence
- Some start?
- Stupefaction
- Veneration
- Wonder
- Amaze
More clues leading to the result TERROR
- Extreme fright
- Panic
- King trademark
- White-knuckle emotion
- Cause of trembling
- Holy figure?
- Awful brat
- Dread
- Intense fear
- Brat
More clues leading to the result HORROR
- King's genre
- Bloodcurdling genre
- Poe's genre
- Stephen King's genre
- "The Amityville ___"
- "The Rocky ___ Picture Show"
- Film genre not for the squeamish
- Genre dominated by King's English
- "Saw" genre
- 30-Down genre