Scared and Timid

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Scared

Scared adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Usage example: at the sight of the grizzly bear he froze, being too scared to even run away
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Timid is a synonym for scared in fearful topic. In some cases you can use "Timid" instead an adjective "Scared".
Nearby Words: scare, scar, scary, scaring

Timid

Timid adjective - Easily frightened.
Usage example: a timid rabbit hopped cautiously out of the hedge
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Scared is a synonym for timid in fearful topic. You can use "Scared" instead an adjective "Timid", if it concerns topics such as easily frightened.
Nearby Words: timidity, timorous, timidly

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  • My Beloved Smother I just think of you, all timid and scared among them... So, Florina... You really don't mind it?
    Source: My Beloved Smother
  • Comicbook / Associated Student Bodies After some panels where he's shown as timid and scared, he quickly turns into a powerful sex machine with her, and while he claims that he's only interested in Tina, a subsequent folio picture shows him together with her and two other women.
    Source: Comicbook / Associated Student Bodies
  • Literature / James and the Giant Peach James spends much of the movie being timid and scared of his aunts and the rhino, but in the end learns to face his fears and stand up to them.
    Source: Literature / James and the Giant Peach
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