timid
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: shy
Synonyms:
afraid
ambivalent
apprehensive
badgered
bashful
browbeaten
bullied
capricious
cowardly
cowed
cowering
coy
daunted
demure
diffident
fainthearted
fearful
feeble
frightened
gentle
having cold feet
humble
intimidated
irresolute
milquetoast
modest
mousy
nervous
pusillanimous
retiring
shaky
shrinking
soft
spineless
spiritless
submissive
timid
timorous
trembling
unassertive
unassured
unnerved
vacillating
wavering
weak
yellow
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