98 entries under apprehensive topic. ×

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timid(adjective, weak, soft, moderate, gentle)
32
afraid(adjective, upset, weak, excited, uncertain)
28
frightened(adjective, upset, weak, fear, anxious)
28
shy(adjective, quiet, weak, soft, anxious)
24
timorous(adjective, weak, gentle, fear, anxious)
24
anxious(adjective, upset, weak, excited, uncertain)
24
scared(adjective, upset, weak, excited, anxious)
19
nervous(adjective, upset, weak, awful, terrible)
16
worried(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
15
yellow(adjective, upset, weak, soft, informal)
14
lily-livered(adjective, upset, weak, soft, uncertain)
13
diffident(adjective, quiet, weak, fear, modest)
13
jittery(adjective, upset, person, weak, feelings)
13
jumpy(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
13
pusillanimous(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous)
13
tremulous(adjective, fear, nervous, worried, afraid)
12
uneasy(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
11
hesitant(adjective, weak, gentle, uncertain, anxious)
11
panicky(adjective, weak, fear, anxious, afraid)
10
chicken(adjective, upset, weak, nervous, worried)
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