Synonyms of mousy

mousy

adjective

variants or mousey

as in timid

easily frightened

a mousy little girl who hid behind her mother the entire time we were there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• timid
• shy
• timorous
• scary
• fearful
• tremulous
• scared
• terrified
• skittish
• fearsome
• fainthearted
• yellow
• panicked
• afraid
• cowardly
• unheroic
• dastardly
• pusillanimous
• craven
• spineless
• gutless
• apprehensive
• lily-livered
• jumpy
• spooky
• jittery
• chickenhearted
• panicky
• nervous
• chicken
• poltroon
• startled
• milk-livered
• anxious
• chicken-livered
• alarmed
• horrified
• unnerved
• spooked
• panic-stricken
• terrorized
• shocked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adventurous
• bold
• daring
• hardy
• heroic
• brave
• fearless
• courageous
• dashing
• gutsy
• venturesome
• gallant
• intrepid
• valiant
• audacious
• stout
• confident
• dauntless
• stalwart
• undaunted
• valorous
• adventuresome
• venturous
• resolute
• heroical
• plucky
• firm
• stouthearted
• doughty
• assured
• spirited
• lionhearted
• unflinching
• spunky
• unswerving
• determined
• game
• undeterred
• self-confident
• self-assured
• greathearted
• mettlesome