Confident
Confident adjective - Having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities.
Usage example: you'll need to be confident—even in the face of rejection—if you want to pursue a career in show business
Timid
Timid adjective - Easily frightened.
Usage example: a timid rabbit hopped cautiously out of the hedge
Both words in one sentence
- She was basically the opposite of him: abrasive instead of timid, over-confident instead of self-loathing, convinced the world owed her instead of convinced the world hated her.
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Literature/Tasakeru: Hanami is the Light feminine, proper, timid and girlish... while Faun is a confident, sexy trickster.
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It reflects Wally's character growth from a sickly, timid boy to a confident strategist.
Source: Autobots, Rock Out!
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