Synonyms for timid
ˈtɪm ɪd

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. timid, cautious(adj)

   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. timid(adj)

   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, unsure(adj)

   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-hearted(adj)

   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

Wiktionary(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. timid(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   fearful, timorous, shy

   Antonyms:
   aggressive, dauntless, daredevil, reckless, bellicose

2. timid(adjective)

   Lacking in courage or confidence.

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

   Synonyms:
   timorous, fearful, shy

   Antonyms:
   aggressive, dauntless, bellicose, daredevil, reckless

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. timid

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

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

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. easily frightened

   Submitted by anonymous on August 16, 2020  

2. easily frightened

   Submitted by JohnTravers on August 7, 2020  

3. fattu

   who get easily worried and fearfull

   Submitted by anonymous on May 20, 2020  

4. 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  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. timid(a.)

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

2. timid(a.)

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. timid(a)

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

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. Pope Francis:

   Am I afraid ? You know that I have a defect, a nice of dose of being careless. If anything should happen to me, I have told the Lord, I ask you only to give me the grace that it doesn't hurt because I am not courageous when confronted with pain. I am very timid.

2. Brian Quintana:

   It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

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

   Necessity makes even the timid brave.

4. Julie Sanderson:

   As women who are incarcerated, lots of them are very timid, when they answer you, they don’t look at you and stand up straight, in the real world that’s an important skill, it’s important that they see the value in themselves, and that they know they can do something wonderful.

5. Author Unknown:

   Imagination is the pontoon bridge making way for the timid feet of reason.

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