Synonyms of mousy

mousy

adjective

ˈmau̇-sē 

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

Examples of mousy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At 24, Eileen is a mousy shadow, a pale nonentity going through the motions of a life in circa-1964 Massachusetts. —Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023

April Ludgate the bored intern on Parks and Recreation, Julie Powers the irritable frenemy in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Seth Rogen's mousy love interest Daisy in Funny People. —Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2022

Once, maybe twice a decade the mousy little genre of literary fiction is allowed a massive cultural moment that permeates society and makes an author a recognizable celebrity. —Sam Sacks, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022

Hiding behind a mousy pair of large glasses and a mane of snowy-white hair, Fonda’s Claire doesn’t exactly look like somebody with a vendetta. —Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022