timidly
In bashful manner
Timidly means in a shy, hesitant, or fearful manner—lacking boldness or confidence: She timidly raised her hand to ask a question.
The word suggests someone who is easily intimidated or reluctant to assert themselves: He timidly knocked on the door, unsure if he should disturb them.
In a worried manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- tremblinglyIn a shaking manner
- nervouslyIn an anxious manner
- fearfullyIn a scared way
timorously · skittishly · jitterily · faintheartedly · quaveringly · shakily · frightenedly · warily
Without full commitment
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- haltinglyIn an unsteady manner
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- waveringlyIn an unsteady manner
hesitatingly · gingerly · cautiously · reluctantly · doubtfully · unsurely · irresolutely · indecisively
In a shy manner
- sheepishlyIn a self-conscious way
- diffidentlyWith self-doubt
- demurelyIn a reserved manner
- coylyWith affected shyness
self-consciously · modestly · reticently · reservedly · self-effacingly · unassumingly · mousy · shrinkingly
In yielding deference
- unassertivelyIn a passive manner
- docilelyIn yielding manner
- compliantlyIn an acquiescent manner
- deferentiallyWith respectful yielding
obediently · passively · mildly · quietly · softly · gently · humbly · unobtrusively
anxiously
In a worried manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- tremblinglyIn a shaking manner
- nervouslyIn an anxious manner
fearfully · timorously · skittishly · jitterily · faintheartedly · quaveringly · shakily · frightenedly · warily · cowardly
tentatively
Without full commitment
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- haltinglyIn an unsteady manner
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
waveringly · hesitatingly · gingerly · cautiously · reluctantly · doubtfully · unsurely · irresolutely · indecisively · halfheartedly
bashfully
In a shy manner
- sheepishlyIn a self-conscious way
- diffidentlyWith self-doubt
- demurelyIn a reserved manner
coyly · self-consciously · modestly · reticently · reservedly · self-effacingly · unassumingly · mousy · shrinkingly · blushingly
submissively
In yielding deference
- unassertivelyIn a passive manner
- docilelyIn yielding manner
- compliantlyIn an acquiescent manner
deferentially · obediently · passively · mildly · quietly · softly · gently · humbly · unobtrusively · tamely
timidlyboldly
With fearless confidence
bravely · fearlessly · courageously · daringly · intrepidly
timidlyassertively
In a self-assured way
confidently · aggressively · forcefully · self-assuredly · decisively
- timid as a mouseExcessively shy and fearful
- timid as a rabbitExtremely shy and fearful
- timid soulFearful, hesitant person
timid, intimidate, timidity, intimidating, intimidation, intimidated, timidness, intimidator, timidest