76 entries under timid topic. ×
| suspicious(adjective, uncertain, anxious, modest, awkward) | |
| wary(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious) | |
| faint(adjective, nervous, fearful) | |
| indisposed(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| disquieted(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious) | |
| have cold feet(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, passionate) | |
| in a dither(expression, idiom, uncertain, anxious, nervous) | |
| nervy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous) | |
| running scared(expression, adjective, upset, weak, base) | |
| skittish(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| spineless(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous) | |
| tense(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward) | |
| solicitous(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous) | |
| demure(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy) | |
| distrustful(adjective, uncertain, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| modest(adjective, nervous, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| reticent(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy) | |
| retiring(adjective, weak, soft, base, modest) | |
| sheepish(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy) | |
| tentative(uncertain, nervous, shy, doubtful, hesitant) |
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