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tremulous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of tremulous

1 easily frightened
  • A tremulous girl somehow mustered up the courage to ask a question of the governor.
Synonyms of tremulous

fainthearted, fearful, fearsome, mousy (or mousey), scary, shy, skittish, timid, timorous
Words Related to tremulous

chicken, chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, gutless, lily-livered, spineless, yellow

jittery, jumpy, spooky

anxious, apprehensive, nervous

afraid, alarmed, horrified, panicked, panicky, panic-stricken, scared, shocked, spooked, startled, terrified, terrorized, unnerved
Near Antonyms of tremulous

brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undaunted, valiant, valorous

assured, confident, self-assured, self-confident

determined, firm, game, plucky, resolute, undeterred, unflinching, unswerving

mettlesome, spirited, spunky
Antonyms of tremulous

adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, daring, dashing, gutsy, hardy, venturesome, venturous
2 marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements
  • The frail woman extended a tremulous hand in welcome.
Synonyms of tremulous

aquiver, quaking, quavery, quivering, shaking, shaky, shuddering, shuddery, tottering, tottery, trembling, wobbling (also wabbling), wobbly (also wabbly)
Words Related to tremulous

convulsive

shivering, shivery

rocky, unstable, unsteady, wavering, wavery

palpitating, pulsating, throbbing
Near Antonyms of tremulous

controlled, firm, settled, stable, steady

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