Synonyms of timorous

timorous

adjective

as in timid

easily frightened

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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