Timid Synonyms and Antonyms

tĭmĭd
Cowardly
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. hesitant
  2. fainthearted
  3. fearful
  4. timorous
  5. halting
  6. pusillanimous
  7. apprehensive
  8. frightened
  9. nervous
  10. unnerved
  11. tremulous
  12. overcautious
  13. spiritless
  14. indecisive
  15. weak
  16. weak-kneed
  17. poor-spirited
  18. irresolute
  19. shaky
  20. feeble
  21. daunted
  22. browbeaten
  23. pendulous
  24. cowed
  25. intimidated
  26. spineless
  27. shilly-shally
  28. cowering
  29. soft
  30. yellow
  31. scared spitless
  32. tentative
  33. chicken-livered
  34. chicken-hearted
  35. afraid-of-one-s-own-shadow
  36. wimpy
  37. vacillant
  38. vacillatory
Antonyms:
  1. bold
  2. fearless
  3. confident
People who are fearful and cautious
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. fear
  2. inferiority-complex
  3. cautious
  4. pusillanimity
  5. timidity
  6. weakness
Antonyms:
  1. brave

Words Related to Timid

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Timid Sentence Examples

  • Another timid voice came from the hallway.

  • She suddenly felt guilty and grew timid on catching the expression of his face and eyes.

  • She responded to him with raw hunger, no longer timid as she had been when he kissed her the day before.

  • So he sat there trembling and afraid; for he was a timid, bashful man and did not like to be noticed.

  • When I was a very little child I used to sit in my mother's lap all the time, because I was very timid, and did not like to be left by myself.

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