as in fearful
easily frightened
a timid rabbit hopped cautiously out of the hedge
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Recent Examples of timid
Imagine a commissioner being called out like that directly and that timid, tepid statement.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Even Reach's multiplayer took bold new steps, with the introduction of new mechanics and timid moves towards player classes.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The timid girl, the ruffian guy.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
The indie follows Christie, a timid 30-something who, after an unexpected positive pregnancy test, convinces her free-spirited best friend Ally (Ruffin) to help her track down her birth mother.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Even Reach's multiplayer took bold new steps, with the introduction of new mechanics and timid moves towards player classes.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The timid girl, the ruffian guy.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
The indie follows Christie, a timid 30-something who, after an unexpected positive pregnancy test, convinces her free-spirited best friend Ally (Ruffin) to help her track down her birth mother.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timid
Adjective
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The result is a more intimate glimpse into the exorcism genre, putting the viewer right in the room with the fearful action.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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That’s not to say Felker-Martin isn’t empathetic towards people with that mindset; after all, Ellen is partly a shadow of her younger, more fearful self.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The 52 catches are the most ever by a UM true freshman — surpassing Ahmmon Richards’ mark of 49 set in the 2016 season — and are seven shy of tying Eddie Brown’s mark of 59 in the 1984 season for 10th all-time in Hurricanes history.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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The coaching staff needs to view playing these young forwards as an investment, especially considering some of the shy offence being delivered by veterans like Trent Frederic.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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For The Golden Bachelor star Mel Owens, riding a horse during his one-on-one date with Cindy was a little scary.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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As one of Stephen King‘s scariest pieces of IP gets the HBO Max series treatment, the bloodbath has commenced with the first episode.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The lesser among them, the timorous, the doubtful, and the wavering, stood back, watching, waiting for some greater sign, savoring their doubts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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The great danger of that moment was that a political backlash — abetted by a furious media and timorous politicians — would lead to a restoration of the policy of Roe.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 June 2025
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Tessa Kluetz Pernell designs interiors that aren’t afraid to make a bold statement.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Rings of Power, but those are based on proven IP, at a moment when the industry seems afraid to spend big on anything but brand names.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In the past, many manga and anime publishers were scared to work with Hollywood.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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There is no reason for this team, when playing complementary football, to be scared of anyone.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Whereas the play only obliquely references the character’s successful new novel, this version presents Eileen’s manuscript — co-written with her mousy lover Thea (Imogen Potts), a former schoolmate of Hedda’s — as a revelatory treatise on the future of human sexuality.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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Generously, Thompson’s performance leaves room for two more, the first being Poots’ low-key but impressive Thea, a mousy woman who arrives wet and bedraggled, causing Hedda to dress her in her own clothes (a gesture that has more than one meaning for Hedda, who’s still in love with Eileen).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Timid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timid. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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