Synonyms for timid
ˈtɪm ɪdtimid

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1. timidadjective

   Synonyms:
   fearful, timorous, shy

   Antonyms:
   dauntless, daredevil, reckless, bellicose, aggressive

2. timidadjective

   Lacking in courage or confidence.

   John's a very timid person. I'll doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.

   Synonyms:
   shy, fearful, timorous

   Antonyms:
   daredevil, reckless, bellicose, dauntless, aggressive

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1. timid

   Faint, with the general sense of lacking strength or effectiveness, covers a wide range of meaning, signifying overcome with physical weakness or exhaustion, or lacking in purpose, courage, or energy, as said of persons; or lacking definiteness or distinctness of color or sound, as said of written characters, voices, or musical notes. A person may be faint when physically wearied, or when overcome with fear; he may be a faint adherent because naturally feeble or purposeless, or because half-hearted in the cause; he may be a faltering supporter because naturally irresolute or because faint-hearted and timid in view of perils that threaten, a listless worker, through want of mental energy and purpose. Written characters may be faint or dim, either because originally written with poor ink, or because they have become faded by time and exposure.

   Synonyms:
   dim, exhausted, faded, faint, faint-hearted, faltering, fatigued, feeble, half-hearted, ill-defined, indistinct, irresolute, languid, listless, purposeless, weak, wearied, worn, worn down, worn out

   Antonyms:
   bright, brilliant, clear, conspicuous, daring, energetic, fresh, hearty, resolute, strong, sturdy, vigorous

   Preposition:
   Faint with hunger; faint in color.

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1. timid

   Synonyms:
   fearful, pusillanimous, shy, diffident, coy, timorous, afraid, cowerly, fainthearted, inadventurous

   Antonyms:
   bold, confident, venturesome, courageous, overventuresome, rash, audacious

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1. timid, cautiousadjective

   people who are fearful and cautious

   "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"

   Synonyms:
   cautious

   Antonyms:
   brave, courageous, nervy, overreaching, heroic, reckless, foolhardy, temerarious, intrepid, heady, heroical, dauntless, bold, overvaliant, hardy, emboldened, unfearing, rash, audacious, vaulting, fearless, daredevil

2. timidadjective

   showing fear and lack of confidence

   Synonyms:
   fainthearted, faint-hearted, faint, shy, diffident, unsure

   Antonyms:
   brave, foolhardy, overreaching, rash, temerarious, fearless, bold, heroic, dauntless, unfearing, nervy, vaulting, audacious, intrepid, emboldened, overvaliant, heady, hardy, daredevil, courageous, heroical, reckless

3. diffident, shy, timid, unsureadjective

   lacking self-confidence

   "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"

   Synonyms:
   diffident, faint, shy(p), fainthearted, faint-hearted, uncertain, shy, unsure, incertain

   Antonyms:
   brave, hardy, foolhardy, overreaching, reckless, heady, courageous, dauntless, overvaliant, audacious, heroical, emboldened, fearless, intrepid, daredevil, heroic, vaulting, temerarious, rash, bold, unfearing, nervy

4. faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-heartedadjective

   lacking conviction or boldness or courage

   "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"

   Synonyms:
   weak, unsure, dim, shy, swooning, vague, faint-hearted, fainthearted, light-headed, faint, lightheaded, wispy, light, shadowy, diffident, feeble

   Antonyms:
   brave, foolhardy, audacious, vaulting, heroical, dauntless, fearless, overreaching, hardy, nervy, daredevil, heroic, heady, intrepid, reckless, courageous, rash, bold, overvaliant, unfearing, emboldened, temerarious

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1. easily frightened

   Submitted by anonymous on August 16, 2020  

2. fattu

   who get easily worried and fearfull

   Submitted by anonymous on May 20, 2020  

3. sheeple

   sheep are timid animals, so anyone referred to as being sheeple can be said to be timid. lack of courage.

   children of most developing countries are not timid because they are sent to developed countries for education

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. timidadjective

   Synonyms:
   timorous, fearful, nervous, skittish, shy, cowardly, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, easily frightened, not bold

2. timidadjective

   Synonyms:
   diffident, bashful, retiring, coy, sheepish, shrinking, blushing, shame-faced, over-modest

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1. timidadjective

   Synonyms:
   timorous, shy, diffident, meticulous, faint-hearted, cowardly

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1. List of paraphrases for "timid":

   shy, bashful, modest, tentative, cautious, cowardly, hesitant, reticent, half-hearted, fearful, over-cautious, self-conscious, coy

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1. William Kovacic:

   The political environment [in the US] has changed, now, we have a coalition of people on the left and the right.... saying antitrust has failed. It's been timid. It's given the large firms too much freedom.

2. Sallust, Roman historian and politician (c. 86-c. 35 B.C.):

   Necessity makes even the timid brave.

3. Jean Paul:

   The timid are afraid before the danger, the cowardly while in danger, and the courageous after danger.

4. Gavin Newsom:

   The message that should be taken from this campaign is also a very simple message, which is : Don't be timid on Covid, the governor took bold action on mandates and masks, and the campaign seized on that and used it to literally create a simple decision for voters :' Do you want to be safe ? Do you want your communities to be safe ? Do you want your schools to stay open ?'.

5. Whitney Moore Young:

   Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed.