Mettlesome and Timid

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Mettlesome adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.

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Timid is an antonym for mettlesome.

Nearby Words: mettle, mettled

Timid adjective - Easily frightened.

Usage example: a timid rabbit hopped cautiously out of the hedge

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Mettlesome is an antonym for timid.

Nearby Words: timidity, timorous, timidly

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Timid and Mettlesome. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mettlesome/timid

Mettlesome & Timid. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mettlesome/timid>.

Timid or Mettlesome. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mettlesome/timid.

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