Forward and Timid

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Forward

Forward adjective - Showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty.
Usage example: a stranger so forward as to ask what medication he was taking and what it was for
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Timid is an antonym for forward in topics: first, brash, advancing.
Nearby Words: forwards, forwarded, forwardness, forwarding, forwarder

Timid

Timid adjective - Showing fear and lack of confidence.
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Forward is an antonym for timid.
Nearby Words: timidity, timorous, timidly
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  • Split Personality His regular persona, a soft-spoken and timid defender, and his alter persona, created from a memory of his dead brother, a Hot-Blooded and reckless forward.
    Source: Split Personality
  • Useful Notes / The Troubles O'Neill's government collapsed under loyalist wrath, and a weaker government under James Chichester-Clarke was formed, which was too timid to push forward with reform, forcing Wilson to give an ultimatum: get going, or else.
    Source: Useful Notes / The Troubles
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