scaredy-cats
Easily spooked people
Scaredy-cats is the plural of scaredy-cat, a playful term for someone who is easily frightened or overly timid.
The word is childish by design, used to tease: Don't be such scaredy-cats—it's just a haunted house.
Adults use it with ironic affection or mild mockery.
Lacking courage or confidence
- cowardlyWithout bravery or nerve
- fearfulFull of fright
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
cautious · skittish · jumpy · timorous · faint-hearted · chicken-hearted · spineless · mousy
Children's outdoor recreation space
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- daresIssues bold challenges
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
mocking · name-calling · sleepovers · hiding · nightmares · monsters · boogeyman · closet
Irrational intense fears
- spidersWeb-spinning eight-legged creatures
- heightsVertical measurements or summits
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- rollercoastersLooping amusement park attractions
needles · dentist · flying · dogs · strangers · confrontation · risk-taking · adventure
timid
Lacking courage or confidence
anxious · cautious · skittish · jumpy · timorous · faint-hearted · chicken-hearted · spineless · mousy · meek
playground
Children's outdoor recreation space
bullying · mocking · name-calling · sleepovers · hiding · nightmares · monsters · boogeyman · closet · dark
phobias
Irrational intense fears
- spidersWeb-spinning eight-legged creatures
- heightsVertical measurements or summits
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
rollercoasters · needles · dentist · flying · dogs · strangers · confrontation · risk-taking · adventure · darkness
flinching
Involuntary recoil response
shaking · cowering · freezing · fleeing · whimpering · gasping · startling · panicking · retreating · jumping
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Those who seek thrills recklessly
thrill-seekers · brave souls · heroes · adrenaline junkies · adventurers
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