115 entries under timid topic. ×

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spineless(adjective, weak, shy, apprehensive)
9
perturbed(adjective, awkward, unsettled, suspicious)
9
weak-kneed(adjective, weak, soft, base, uncertain)
6
faint-hearted(adjective, weak, soft, fear, nervous)
6
retiring(adjective, quiet, weak, soft, base)
6
shrinking(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious)
5
bashful(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, modest)
5
dastardly(adjective, weak, soft, low, base)
4
yellow-bellied(adjective, weak, soft, base)
4
introverted(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant)
4
unassertive(adjective, weak, modest, nervous, humble)
4
unwilling(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
3
upset(adjective, anxious, awkward, unsettled, suspicious)
3
coy(adjective, fear, modest, nervous, humble)
3
distrustful(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant)
3
sheepish(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, informal)
3
weak(adjective, soft, base, uncertain, anxious)
2
cautious(adjective, moderate, modest, humble, hesitant)
2
chary(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, dubious)
2
cowed(upset, weak, nervous, shy, suspicious)
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