22
apprehension(noun, feeling, worry, concern, sign)
19
fear(noun, feeling, worry, strain, anxiety)
15
dread(noun, feeling, worry, strain, anxiety)
12
anxiety(noun, feeling, worry, strain, burden)
12
misgiving(noun, feeling, worry, strain, sign)
9
concern(noun, worry, anxiety, disquiet, unrest)
9
uneasiness(noun, worry, concern, anxiety, doubt)
8
doubt(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, uneasiness)
7
foreboding(noun, feeling, worry, anxiety, doubt)
6
disquiet(noun, worry, concern, strain, anxiety)
6
nervousness(noun, worry, concern, strain, anxiety)
6
qualm(noun, anxiety, doubt, fear, scruple)
6
solicitude(noun, concern, distress, anxiety, fear)
6
suspicion(noun, feeling, worry, anxiety, doubt)
6
uncertainty(noun, anxiety, doubt, fear, expectation)
6
worry(noun, concern, strain, anxiety, burden)
5
alarm(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
5
distress(noun, disquiet, unrest)
5
expectation(noun, feeling, anticipation, expectation, foreboding)
5
fearfulness(noun, worry, concern, strain, anxiety)
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