Dashing and Timid

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Dashing adjective - Inclined or willing to take risks.

Usage example: the dashing heroes in stories about the American West

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Timid is an antonym for dashing.

Nearby Words: dashed, dashingly, dasher

Timid adjective - Easily frightened.

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

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Dashing is an antonym for timid.

Nearby Words: timidity, timorous, timidly

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