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

So she was given dark clothes, mousy hair and dark circles under her eyes. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024

Here, fictional protagonist Mercedes (Elisa Zulueta), a mousy working mother and a secretary to a senior judge in 1950s Santiago, embarks on some nosy private investigation as the court is consumed with a high-profile murder trial. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024

The mouse haircut follows the same sort of mood as the mousy blonde hair shade that’s also taking off this season. —Elle Turner, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024

Clarke defines mousy blonde as a flatter take on the blonde. —Elle Turner, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024