Synonyms of tremulous

tremulous

adjective

ˈtrem-yə-ləs 

1

as in timid

easily frightened

a tremulous girl somehow mustered up the courage to ask a question of the governor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in trembling

marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements

the frail woman extended a tremulous hand in welcome

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trembling
• trembly
• shaking
• quivering
• shuddering
• shaky
• shivering
• quavery
• wobbly
• atremble
• quaking
• shuddery
• tottering
• wobbling
• tottery
• aquiver
• unsteady
• convulsive
• shivery
• throbbing
• wavering
• rocky
• palpitating
• unstable
• pulsating
• wavery
• staggery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stable
• steady
• controlled
• firm
• settled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tremulous

Other issues that have cropped up during his tremulous political career include securities fraud charges that were dismissed in 2025. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026

Given that Hathaway plays Mary not as an entitled diva but a tremulous mess, at risk of being consumed by her public image, the drama invests heavily in the possession and exorcism aspects. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026

The pastoral feel of the music, and Murdoch’s soft, tremulous tenor conjures Nick Drake, but the content of the songs hews closer to the urban fever dreams of Martin Amis, whose 1995 novel The Information traces similar lines of fading-empire disenfranchisement. — Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026

Viewers were yearning for the yearning, week after tremulous week. — Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025

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