Synonyms for timid
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : tim-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪm ɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for timid Other synonyms for the word timid
- afraid
- apprehensive
- badgered
- browbeaten
- bullied
- capricious
- cowardly
- cowed
- cowering
- coy
- daunted
- fainthearted
- having cold feet
- intimidated
- irresolute
- Milquetoast
- mousy
- nervous
- pusillanimous
- retiring
- shaky
- shrinking
- soft
- spineless
- spiritless
- submissive
- timorous
- trembling
- unassertive
- unassured
- unnerved
- vacillating
- wavering
- weak
- yellow
Définition of timid
Origin :- 1540s, from Middle French timide "easily frightened, shy," from Latin timidus "fearful," from timere "to fear." Related: Timidly; timidness.
- adj shy
- Suddenly Eucoline touched my arm with a quick and timid motion.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- He was not timid, however, and resolved to broach the subject.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- They recite in a timid and indistinct tone the prescribed fustian.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
- The timid smile that wreathed the tiny mouth was marvelously winning.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The pale, timid girl did not know what to make of this kindness.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- Timid brides, you have, probably, hitherto been addressed as angels.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- They were timid, but on the whole disposed to attach themselves to me.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- I was a modest young uncommercial then, and timid and inexperienced.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- It is imperious and obedient, sincere and false, piteous and cruel, timid and bold.
- Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
Antonyms for timid
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