Thesaurus:fearmonger

Thesaurus

fearmonger

English

Noun

Sense: a person who needlessly spreads panic

Synonyms

• fearmonger
• scaremonger
• alarmist

Antonyms

• coward    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• hero    [⇒ thesaurus]
• optimist

Hypernyms

• person    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• daunter
• discourager
• intimidator
• overwhelmer
• pessimist
• terrorist

See also

• Thesaurus:fear
• Thesaurus:frighten

Further reading

• “860. fear” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “fearmonger” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.