unheroic
Not at all brave
Unheroic describes actions, qualities, or people lacking the courage, nobility, or grandeur associated with heroes.
An unheroic retreat is undignified.
An unheroic figure inspires no admiration.
The word often carries quiet judgment—not quite cowardly, but falling short of what the moment demanded: His unheroic response to the crisis disappointed everyone.
Contemptibly lacking nerve
- faintheartedCowardly, easily discouraged
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- gutlessLacking bravery or nerve
- chicken-heartedLacking bravery or nerve
yellow · dastardly · pusillanimous · recreant · lily-livered · weak-kneed · cowering · shrinking
Commonplace, lacking excitement
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- everydayOccurring each day
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
prosaic · pedestrian · unspectacular · banal · humdrum · routine · conventional · mediocre
Full of fright
apprehensive · skittish · trepidatious · diffident · cautious · wary · reserved · retiring
Unassuming about oneself
- unassumingNot making claims
- self-effacingDownplaying one's own importance
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
understated · lowly · plain · simple · unostentatious · unambitious · restrained · self-deprecating
craven
Contemptibly lacking nerve
- faintheartedCowardly, easily discouraged
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- gutlessLacking bravery or nerve
chicken-hearted · yellow · dastardly · pusillanimous · recreant · lily-livered · weak-kneed · cowering · shrinking · timorous
mundane
Commonplace, lacking excitement
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- everydayOccurring each day
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
average · prosaic · pedestrian · unspectacular · banal · humdrum · routine · conventional · mediocre · forgettable
fearful
Full of fright
nervous · apprehensive · skittish · trepidatious · diffident · cautious · wary · reserved · retiring · mousy
humble
Unassuming about oneself
- unassumingNot making claims
- self-effacingDownplaying one's own importance
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
down-to-earth · understated · lowly · plain · simple · unostentatious · unambitious · restrained · self-deprecating · unimposing
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