trepidatious
Filled with unease
Trepidatious means fearful or anxious, filled with trepidation: She was trepidatious about the job interview.
The word is a back-formation from trepidation and appears mainly in American English.
Some consider it nonstandard, preferring trepid, but trepidatious has gained wide informal use.
Fearful of future events
- fearfulFull of fright
- afraidExperiencing dread or worry
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
scared · frightened · alarmed · timid · spooked · jittery · shaken · panicky
Uncertain and provisional
- reluctantUnwilling to act
- uncertainNot firmly known
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
indecisive · vacillating · ambivalent · faltering · halting · hesitant · reticent · diffident
Fearful anticipation of harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
- qualmMomentary moral hesitation
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
presentiment · expectant · bracing · dreading · fretful · on-edge · uneasy · restless
Guardedly alert
- guardedWary and restrained
- circumspectCarefully considering consequences
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
careful · watchful · alert · leery · suspicious · distrustful · skeptical · reserved
apprehensive
Fearful of future events
nervous · scared · frightened · alarmed · timid · spooked · jittery · shaken · panicky · terrified
tentative
Uncertain and provisional
wavering · indecisive · vacillating · ambivalent · faltering · halting · hesitant · reticent · diffident · irresolute
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
- qualmMomentary moral hesitation
premonition · presentiment · expectant · bracing · dreading · fretful · on-edge · uneasy · restless · edgy
wary
Guardedly alert
- guardedWary and restrained
- circumspectCarefully considering consequences
- prudentExercising sound judgment
vigilant · careful · watchful · alert · leery · suspicious · distrustful · skeptical · reserved · risk-averse