41 entries under apprehensive topic. ×

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nervous(adjective, adverb, anxious, modest, humble)
17
shy(adjective, quiet, anxious, worried, tense)
14
timid(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
12
fearful(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
12
timorous(anxious, nervous, shy, worried, tense)
8
uneasy(adjective, adverb, anxious, nervous, shy)
7
shrinking(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
5
diffident(shy, worried, afraid, modesty)
5
mousy(shy, worried, afraid, scared)
4
disquieted(adjective, shy, worried, agitated, afraid)
4
disturbed(adjective, anxious, shy, worried, agitated)
4
perturbed(adjective, shy, worried, agitated, afraid)
4
tremulous(shy, worried, afraid, scared)
3
aflutter(shy, worried, afraid, scared)
3
sheepish(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
3
worried(adjective, anxious, nervous, shy, tense)
2
afraid(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
2
frightened(adjective, nervous, shy, worried, afraid)
2
rabbity(shy, worried, afraid, scared)
1
chicken(shy, worried, afraid, scared)
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