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Definition of fearful : 1. Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.
2. inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid.
3. Indicating, or caused by, fear.
4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful.

Synonyms:

skittish, yellow-bellied, eerie, horrifying, scary, horrific, good, horrendous, deep, horrible, almighty, heavy, sadly, awful, panic-stricken, august, frightful, mousy, spooky, horror-struck, vehement, keen, appalling, cowering, terrorized, direful, downright, fearsome, spooked, aghast, (with) your heart in your mouth, faint, such as it is, bad, ugly, frightening, utterly, hopelessly, atrocious, poltroon, dastard, terrific, intimidating, tremendous, alarming, forbidding, awesome, utter, stately, funky, cringing, dreaded, panicky, hellacious, majestic, hysterical, unspeakable, dreadful, spine-chilling, hard, vicious, furious, intensive, hair-raising, shocking, chilling, dread, pusillanimous, heavy-duty, ascared, timorous, portentous, terrifying, solemn, dire, unmanly, explosive, thorough, menacing, nervous, fierce, blistering, dastardly, redoubtable, excruciating, white-livered, caitiff, afeard, recreant, imposing, affrighted, chickenhearted, noble, grand, terrible, sorry, shocked, coward, poor-spirited, formidable, profound, violent, ferocious, exquisite, ghastly, fear, acute, trepid

gutless, craven, spineless, tremulous, yellow, chicken

frightened, petrified, terror-stricken, scared stiff, unnerved, fainthearted, apprehensive, lily-livered, terrified, afraid, timid, horrified, paralyzed, harrowed, alarmed, rattled, chicken-livered, startled, jittery, cowardly, intimidated, weak-kneed, anxious, agitated, scared

phobic

Usage examples:

• A few days later I saw the wounded of Neuve Chapelle, which was a victory bought at a fearful price. - "The Soul of the War", Philip Gibbs.
• " At this moment," says an eye- witness, " the scene was a fearful one. - "Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War", G. F. R. Henderson.
• The captain, fearful that his niece might take the statement seriously, hastened to protest. - "Cap'n Warren's Wards", Joseph C. Lincoln.