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. Rushan Abbas:

   I am saddened by the timid response of the world community, world leaders, who should be defenders of the freedom and democracy, where is the outrage against such horrendous, repugnant catastrophe that's happening on our watch ?

2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause who at best, if he wins, knows the thrills of high achievement, and, if he fails, at least fails daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

3. Gerry Connolly:

   We need a tested leader who will not be timid in the face of Republican insurrectionists.

4. Paul Pogba:

   NG is always very reserved, very calm and very timid, except when he is playing cards.

5. Matthew Bryza:

   Russia’s goal in its lone mediation mission appears to be twofold: firstly, to repair its international reputation in relation to its debacle in Ukraine, and secondly to strengthen the impression in Armenia and Azerbaijan that Russia calls the shots in the South Caucasus, the fact that the U.S. administration is so absent and timid in its response has the impact of ceding the strategic field in the South Caucasus to Russia. This can have profound and dangerous consequences in Syria, Ukraine, and far beyond.