Gun-shy
Tentative
Tentative adjective - Determined by something else.
Gun-shy and tentative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gun-shy" instead an adjective "Tentative".
Nearby Word: tentatively
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dubious and gun-shy
- dubious and tentative
- doubtful and gun-shy
- doubtful and tentative
- hesitant and gun-shy
- hesitant and tentative
- careful and gun-shy
- careful and tentative
- reluctant and gun-shy
- reluctant and tentative
- cautious and gun-shy
- cautious and tentative
- irresolute and gun-shy
- irresolute and tentative
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