SELF-DOUBTING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

self-doubting

adjective

Definition of self-doubting

as in timid

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Adjective

Suki, a vocal Black woman with an at times vulgar persona, whereas Althoff, a white woman, gained a reputation as an awkward, seemingly timid interviewer on her The Really Good Podcast.

— Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026
But looked at another way, Caine and other generals are being overly timid and deferential, in part because Pete Hegseth demands it.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of timid

Adjective

But for Earle, who has felt insecure about her skin since middle school, Reale Actives was a natural evolution of her content.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 14 July 2026
Anybody who cared to think critically could foresee all those kitchen table issues would become far worse under the administration of an insecure narcissist.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of insecure

Adjective

As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
To strangers, Kay seemed demure, diffident, even shy, an impression her youthful appearance helped create.

— Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of diffident

Adjective

This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.

— Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

Definition of unassertive

Adjective

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has never been a meek man, but his results of late — four or more losses in each of the last three seasons — spark worry about the health of his program after a dominant eight-year stretch prior.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Contrasting her with the meek, mysterious, and passive Anthy, the series examines the constrictions both men and women face via traditional gender roles, with an eye towards gender fluidity that remains radical today.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

Definition of meek

Adjective

Additionally, the bill allows cities and counties to allocate up to 20% of the funds toward building affordable homes — a modest but welcome change for Bay Area communities facing persistent shortages of affordable housing dollars.

— Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Those with more modest means are falling further behind and, perhaps most alarmingly, finding fewer pathways to the economic mobility that has helped define the American dream.

— Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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