4
frightened(adjective, weak, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
4
gutless(adjective, weak, slang, fear, nervous)
4
spineless(adjective, weak, soft, uncertain, nervous)
4
unmanly(adjective, fear)
4
yellow-bellied(adjective, weak, soft, slang, fear)
3
chicken-hearted(adjective, weak, anxious, feeble, submissive)
3
diffident(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, fearful)
3
intimidated(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful, suspicious)
3
panicky(adjective, weak, passionate, anxious, afraid)
3
weak-kneed(adjective, weak, soft, hesitant, puny)
2
anxious(adjective, weak, fearful, suspicious, timid)
2
chicken-livered
2
cowed(nervous, shy, fearful, suspicious, timid)
2
daunted(nervous, shy, fearful, suspicious, timid)
2
dismayed(weak, fearful, suspicious, timid, spineless)
2
ineffectual(adjective, weak, soft, uncertain, unstable)
2
mousy(nervous, shy, fearful)
2
nervous(adjective, weak, uncertain, anxious, unstable)
2
pigeonhearted(weak, spineless, gutless)
2
pliable
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