27 entries under fearful topic. ×

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timid(adjective, reserved, bashful, retiring, self-conscious)
64
diffident(adjective, timid, quiet, hesitant, bashful)
55
bashful(adjective, quiet, modest, timid, retiring)
52
retiring(adjective, quiet, reserved, timid, bashful)
44
modest(adjective, timid, reserved, quiet, retiring)
36
reticent(adjective, quiet, reserved, timid, characteristic)
35
timorous(adjective, timid, feel doubt, base)
35
demure(adjective, quiet, reserved, modest, timid)
35
humble(adjective, quiet, modest, timid, unassuming)
30
hesitant(adjective, feel doubt, quiet, characteristic, uncertain)
29
meek(adjective, modest, humble, unassuming, characteristic)
24
shrinking(adjective, timid, quiet, weak, base)
23
nervous(adjective, timid, characteristic, anxious)
21
apprehensive(adjective, characteristic, quiet, timidity, shyness)
20
tremulous(adjective, nervous, worried, reserved)
20
unassured(adjective, quiet, timid, characteristic, modest)
16
afraid(adjective, weak, base, hesitant)
12
cowardly(adjective, weak, nervous, hesitant)
8
fainthearted(adjective, weak, nervous, worried, reserved)
8
yellow(adjective, weak, nervous, worried)
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