Timorous synonyms

tĭm'ər-əs

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afraid
(Colloquial) regretful, sorry
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hesitant
Hesitating or undecided; vacillating; doubtful
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meek
Showing patience and humility; gentle.
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shrinking
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shy
Easily startled; timid:
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tentative
Uncertain; subject to future change.
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timid
Easily frightened; lacking self-confidence; shy; timorous
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tremulous
The definition of tremulous is quivering, timid or nervous.
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unassertive
Not assertive; reserved.
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haughty (related)
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hard-hearted (related)
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apprehensive
Able or quick to apprehend or understand
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faint
Likely to fall into a faint; dizzy and weak:
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Find another word for timorous. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for timorous, like: fainthearted, afraid, hesitant, meek, shrinking, shuddering, shy, tentative, timid, tremulous and unassertive.
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Timorous Sentence Examples

  • The organization of the empire is planned throughout on broad, free lines; there is nothing mean and timorous in it.

  • Bleating noises from bureaucrats in Brussels who see their expense accounts under threat only tend to frighten children of a very timorous disposition.

  • The vast majority are most likely too timorous or too intimidated to do anything about it.

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