Apprehensive
Apprehensive adjective - Having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind.
Timorous is a synonym for apprehensive in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Timorous" instead an adjective "Apprehensive", when it comes to topics like afraid.
Timorous
Timorous adjective - Easily frightened.
Usage example: sensational news stories that seem designed to needlessly alarm an already timorous public
Apprehensive is a synonym for timorous in afraid topic. You can use "Apprehensive" instead an adjective "Timorous", if it concerns topics such as feeling, easily frightened.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cowardly and apprehensive
- cowardly and timorous
- nervous and apprehensive
- nervous and timorous
- hesitant and apprehensive
- hesitant and timorous
- shy and apprehensive
- shy and timorous
- bashful and apprehensive
- bashful and timorous
- timid and apprehensive
- timid and timorous
- jumpy and apprehensive
- jumpy and timorous
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