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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mousy

This is why babies and toddlers with a shock of blond hair can end up a mousy brown color in adulthood. —Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025

For evidence, just look at her recent transformation from mousy brunette to bombshell blonde. —Sam Reed, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025

Eisenberg’s mousy David is as well-acted as Culkin’s crank. —Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025

Avary credits Tarantino for created the most romantic moment between Butch and Fabienne (Maria de Madeiros), his mousy girlfriend. —Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024