Synonyms of timorous

timorous

adjective

ˈti-mə-rəs 

as in timid

easily frightened

sensational news stories that seem designed to needlessly alarm an already timorous public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• timid
• fearful
• shy
• scary
• tremulous
• mousy
• terrified
• scared
• fainthearted
• afraid
• skittish
• fearsome
• yellow
• panicked
• pusillanimous
• startled
• cowardly
• craven
• apprehensive
• gutless
• unheroic
• dastardly
• spineless
• anxious
• nervous
• lily-livered
• alarmed
• jumpy
• panicky
• jittery
• poltroon
• chickenhearted
• spooked
• horrified
• spooky
• chicken
• unnerved
• milk-livered
• chicken-livered
• panic-stricken
• shocked
• terrorized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• daring
• bold
• hardy
• adventurous
• brave
• courageous
• venturesome
• audacious
• fearless
• gallant
• intrepid
• gutsy
• valiant
• undaunted
• heroic
• dauntless
• dashing
• confident
• valorous
• venturous
• stout
• stalwart
• adventuresome
• resolute
• assured
• stouthearted
• plucky
• unflinching
• firm
• determined
• spirited
• lionhearted
• unswerving
• doughty
• undeterred
• self-assured
• self-confident
• greathearted
• game
• spunky
• mettlesome

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of timorous

Hundreds of timorous Timothée Chalamet lookalikes congregated in Washington Square Park. — Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024

Phillips has made a jukebox spectacle that’s bold in conception but oddly cautious, even timorous, in execution. — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024

Democratic moderates are often portrayed by the left as timorous figures reluctant to take strong stands for fear of political retribution. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2022

Diaz is plucky and determined in ways that the more timorous guys can’t quite muster. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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