2
recreant(weak, spineless, gutless)
2
running scared(expression, adjective, upset, weak, uncertain)
2
shaky(adjective, upset, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
2
soft(weak, pathetic, spineless, gutless, cowardly)
2
startled(adjective, frightened)
2
tame
2
unnerved(adjective, frightened)
2
uptight(adjective, upset, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
2
wimpish(adjective, weak, timid, spineless, mean-spirited)
2
wishy-washy
1
aghast(upset, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
1
backward(weak, spineless, gutless)
1
base(weak, spineless, gutless)
1
bashful
1
biting nails(expression, adjective, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
1
caitiff(weak, spineless, gutless)
1
compliant
1
concerned(adjective, uncertain, anxious, nervous, doubtful)
1
cowering(weak, fearful, spineless, gutless)
1
cowhearted(weak, spineless, gutless)
10 years ago|4.9k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). lily-livered thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/lily-livered/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "lily-livered thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/lily-livered/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, lily-livered thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/lily-livered/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "lily-livered thesaurus" 24 March 2016. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/lily-livered/thesaurus/synonyms>