Desperate and Timid

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Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.

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Timid is an antonym for desperate in reckless topic.

Nearby Words: desperately, desperation

Timid adjective - Easily frightened.

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Desperate is an antonym for timid.

Nearby Words: timidity, timorous, timidly

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Timid and Desperate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/timid

Desperate & Timid. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/timid>.

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