6
apprehensive(adjective, weak, anxious, nervous, shy)
6
chicken-hearted(adjective, upset, weak, spineless, scared)
6
fainthearted(adjective, weak, shy, worried, apprehensive)
6
intimidated(adjective, weak, shy, worried, fearful)
6
irresolute
6
spineless(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, fearful)
5
anxious(adjective, upset, weak, soft, base)
5
chicken-livered(adjective, frightened)
5
faint(adjective, faint-hearted)
5
unmanly(adjective, fear, shy, worried, afraid)
4
alarmed(adjective, upset, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
4
jittery(adjective, upset, weak, soft, uncertain)
4
mousy(adjective, upset, shy, worried, afraid)
3
agitated(adjective, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
3
diffident(adjective, weak, shy, worried, afraid)
3
milk-livered
3
nervous(adjective, weak, shy, worried, uneasy)
3
poltroon
3
retiring(adjective, weak, spineless, gutless)
3
terrified(adjective, frightened)
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