32 entries under weak topic. ×
| timid(adjective, reserved, bashful, retiring, self-conscious) | |
| diffident(adjective, timid, quiet, hesitant, bashful) | |
| retiring(adjective, quiet, reserved, timid, bashful) | |
| timorous(adjective, timid, feel doubt, base, fearful) | |
| short(adjective, poor, insufficient, lacking) | |
| fearful(adjective, feel doubt, timid, apprehensive) | |
| shrinking(adjective, timid, quiet, base) | |
| nervous(adjective, fearful, timid, characteristic, anxious) | |
| backward(adjective, timid, bashful, quiet, retiring) | |
| apprehensive(adjective, characteristic, quiet, timidity, shyness) | |
| scarce(adjective, poor, insufficient, lacking) | |
| wanting(adjective, inadequate, deficient, lacking) | |
| inadequate(adjective, insufficient, lacking, poor) | |
| scanty(adjective, poor, small, inadequate, boring) | |
| deficient(adjective, inadequate, lacking, poor) | |
| afraid(adjective, fearful, base, hesitant) | |
| scant(adjective, poor, lacking, inferior) | |
| chicken-hearted(adjective, spineless, gutless) | |
| lacking(adjective, characteristic, clear, free) | |
| cowardly(adjective, nervous, hesitant, fearful) |
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