Cautious and Timid

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Cautious noun - People who are fearful and cautious.

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Timid is a synonym for cautious. In some cases you can use "Timid" instead the word "Cautious" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: caution, cautiously

Timid noun - People who are fearful and cautious.

Usage example: whitewater rafting is not for the timid

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Cautious is a synonym for timid. You can use "Cautious" instead the word "Timid" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: timidity, timorous, timidly

Artoo is very impulsive and reckless, while Threepio is very cautious and timid.

Source: Red Oni Blue Oni / Film
Ritsuko feels pressured by people assuming how she should be behave while Ayaka is secretly pretty timid and quite cautious.

Source: Visual Novel / Princess Evangile
The TV series showed them meeting as children and Flounder is portrayed as timid (but brave when necessary) and cautious in every other media.

Source: Continuity Snarl

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