Synonyms of timidity

timidity

noun

as in hesitation

lack of willingness to assert oneself and take risks

none of the scouts showed the least timidity about rappeling down the cliff

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitation
• fear
• concern
• worry
• anxiety
• timidness
• timorousness
• faintheartedness
• restraint
• apprehension
• bashfulness
• shyness
• embarrassment
• inhibition
• indecision
• irresolution
• panic
• indecisiveness
• cowardice
• skittishness
• constraint
• dismay
• discomposure
• upset
• cowardliness
• irresoluteness
• alarm
• cravenness
• spinelessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• boldness
• audacity
• nerve
• confidence
• assurance
• guts
• self-confidence
• nonchalance
• composure
• determination
• insouciance
• coolness
• unconcern
• resolution
• fortitude
• audaciousness
• courage
• decisiveness
• cojones
• firmness
• grit
• self-assurance
• resoluteness
• fearlessness
• gumption
• mettle
• fiber
• bravery
• backbone
• spunk
• self-assertiveness
• daring
• valor
• intrepidity
• gameness
• temerity
• effrontery
• brazenness
• gall
• cheek
• intrepidness
• courageousness
• gutsiness
• dauntlessness
• doughtiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of timidity

But in a state like Connecticut, where Democrats flipped seats in the most recent local elections, this timidity makes no sense. — Matthew Blinstrubas, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026

There are those who would write her off, and perhaps her timidity before America’s facilitation of Gaza’s destruction has earned that dismissal. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

Their boldness reminds us of our timidity. — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 4 June 2026

But what is different about the downfall of Starmer, which is now under way, has been the timidity of his premiership, its chronic self-doubt, as if its voice were permanently stuck in its throat. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026

But our delay and our timidity continue to cause unimaginable human suffering. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026

But German timidity before Israel’s moral blackmail only partly explains Habermas’s callous attitude toward the country’s Palestinian victims. — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Even in the face of Hollywood’s timidity, some American independent animators have managed to push their offbeat visions through as features made with limited resources. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026

The Bulls took 18 fewer shots than the Celtics as a direct result of their timidity on the glass, grabbing only six offensive rebounds to Boston’s 20. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026