timid
adjectiveHow many syllables in timid?
There are 2 syllables in the word timid.How to pronounce timid:
Definition of timid:
- timid (adjective):
- showing fear and lack of confidence.
- lacking in courage or self-confidence
Synonyms for timid:
afraid
anxious
apprehensive
backward
bashful
cowardly
coy
craven
diffident
faint-hearted
fainthearted
fearful
fearsome
intimidated
irresolute
modest
mousey
mousy
nervous
panicked
pusillanimous
retiring
scared
scary
shrinking
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Antonyms for timid:
able
absolute
adventuresome
adventurous
aggressive
agitated
ambitious
ardent
arrogant
assertive
assuming
assured
at ease
audacious
authoritative
backboned
ballsy
barefaced
beautiful
believing in oneself
bellicose
blatant
blunt
boisterous
bold
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- decreased
- bloodred
- besieged
- Achilles
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- parent
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- dictum
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- gambolled
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