as in fearful
easily frightened
a timid rabbit hopped cautiously out of the hedge
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Recent Examples of timid
But at the professional level, in addition to his lack of accuracy shooting the ball, Sheppard has looked timid and tentative on the court, passing up open shots and unable to make plays off the dribble.
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Rahat Huq, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Sam Dickinson, who has dominated the OHL by playing a freewheeling style — sometimes to a fault — looks like a timid shell of himself and like he has been told not to be himself.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The problem is that many gardeners, especially those new to the garden, are too timid to mess with their plants.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 29 Nov. 2024
Abnormal animal behavior is often a sign of infection, like bats flying in the daytime or normally timid creatures interacting with humans.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Rahat Huq, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Sam Dickinson, who has dominated the OHL by playing a freewheeling style — sometimes to a fault — looks like a timid shell of himself and like he has been told not to be himself.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The problem is that many gardeners, especially those new to the garden, are too timid to mess with their plants.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 29 Nov. 2024
Abnormal animal behavior is often a sign of infection, like bats flying in the daytime or normally timid creatures interacting with humans.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timid
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His lack of regard for democratic and institutional norms is overlooked by a large part of the population, and certain friendly and fearful media players.Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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In the later stages of the disease, deer become starved, weak and less fearful of humans.Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
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That's shy of the monthly average for payroll gains of 180,000 in 2024 and 227,000 jobs added in November, pending any revisions.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: In Colorado, Democrats hold all state constitutional offices, 43 of 65 seats in the House and 23 of 35 seats in the Senate, just shy of supermajorities in each chamber.Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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Which sounds kind of nerdy and scary simultaneously.Davey Winder, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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In the pilot alone, season two feels a little scarier than one.Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of timorous Timothée Chalamet lookalikes congregated in Washington Square Park.Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
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Some children might regress to an earlier stage of development, becoming afraid of going to school and leaving their parents.Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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In need of a way to raise funds, but afraid of the political consequences of implementing new taxes, state lawmakers opted to experiment with a lottery.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Read Next Florida Shelter thought dog was scared — but something else was wrong.Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Thirty years ago, Blake was himself a scared kid.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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First there’s Jill (Helena Wilson), the seemingly mousy one who has remained cooped up with mom decades after the others have bolted.Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024
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But Denise’s story is effectively just thrown aside as the focus moves on to Denise’s supposedly mousy yet horny neighbor Nicole (Sanda Codreanu).Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Timid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timid. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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