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What is another word for
reluctant
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Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty
Hesitant or offering some resistance
Timid or reserved in nature
Using, exercising or showing caution
Lacking conviction or force
Unwilling to do something
Done against someone's will
Refusing to proceed or cooperate
Antagonistic or hostile
Cowardly or lacking in courage
… more ▼
▲
Adjective
▲
Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty
disinclined
indisposed
loath
unwilling
averse
slow
hesitant
reticent
discouraged
squeamish
uneager
wary
against
cautious
disheartened
hesitating
loth
queasy
afraid
calculating
chary
remiss
chary of
afraid to
bashful about
hesitant about
coy about
opposed to
shy about
diffident about
ashamed to
not in favour of
not in the mood
hanging back
opposed
resistant
unprepared
cagey
cagy
dubious
hostile
backward
antagonistic
uninclined
antipathetic
scared
ill-disposed
inimical
unenthusiastic
shy of
embarrassed
undisposed
ashamed
afraid of
frightened
not ready
uncaring
not minded
not disposed
not keen
recalcitrant
nervous about
unenthusiastic about
dismayed
suspicious
averse to
unfavourable
UK
cautious with
anti
allergic
circumspect about
queasy about
unfriendly
disliking
nasty
perverse
unfavorable
US
contrary
opposing
agin
fromward
down on
resistant to
hostile to
antipathetic to
ill-disposed to
antagonistic to
unfavourably disposed to
having no use for
mind
baulk at
recoil from
sweer
demur at
not about
jib at
shrink from
flinch from
vacillate about
have scruples about
waver about
stick at
have qualms about
shy away from
have misgivings about
boggle at
think twice about
disrelish
have reservations about
not have the heart to
be cagey about
more ❯
“Anyone who has had a bad experience will be
reluctant
to return.”
Adjective
▲
Hesitant or offering some resistance
hesitant
disinclined
grudging
resistant
unenthusiastic
unwilling
antipathetic
cagey
cagy
opposed
resisting
circumspect
demurring
dubious
recalcitrant
uncertain
loath
hesitating
doubtful
averse
indisposed
afraid
reticent
diffident
wavering
backward
timid
unsure
uneager
shy
loth
tentative
vacillating
irresolute
half-hearted
slow
halting
sceptical
UK
indecisive
skeptical
US
faltering
undecided
iffy
delaying
forced
lazy
doubting
unpredictable
dawdling
hanging back
begrudging
lacking confidence
nervous
vacillatory
cautious
unconfident
in doubt
in a quandary
in two minds
in a dilemma
shaky
pendulous
on the horns of a dilemma
vacillant
shilly-shally
reserved
unsteady
wobbly
involuntary
laggard
enforced
refractory
disobliging
unwishful
unaccommodating
uninclined
unobliging
uncooperative
indocile
resentful
envious
jealous
equivocal
unsettled
rancorous
sullen
sulky
complaining
sour
bitter
ambiguous
unresolved
undetermined
unconvinced
unconfirmed
distrustful
leery
indefinite
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
questioning
unassured
unsavoury
UK
mistrustful
chancy
trustless
untrusty
touch-and-go
unprepared
balking
US
ill-disposed
sticking
unsympathetic
objecting
shying
protesting
not disposed
baulking
UK
not in the mood
ambivalent
dithering
stalling
shilly-shallying
oscillating
havering
dilly-dallying
cunctatory
having qualms
having misgivings
humming and hawing
blowing hot and cold
more ❯
“The answer did not fully satisfy the young woman, but she nodded in
reluctant
acceptance.”
Adjective
▲
Timid or reserved in nature
bashful
coy
shy
reserved
restrained
retiring
apprehensive
diffident
sheepish
suspicious
timid
timorous
withdrawn
costive
fearful
insecure
shrinking
unassertive
unconfident
unsure
reticent
nervous
hesitant
wary
introverted
mousy
embarrassed
self-effacing
chary
inhibited
self-conscious
modest
meek
demure
humble
backward
recessive
doubting
shamefaced
constrained
distrustful
abashed
aw-shucks
silent
blushing
overmodest
uneasy
verecund
recoiling
blushful
faint-hearted
easily embarrassed
uptight
undemonstrative
quiet
uncomfortable
guarded
unresponsive
cold
unassuming
passionless
tongue-tied
hung up
unassured
uncertain
unobtrusive
unpresuming
mim
rabbity
unpoised
ashamed
self-doubting
ill at ease
spiritless
feeble
irresolute
mousey
skittish
fearsome
tremulous
fainthearted
unpretentious
uncommunicative
secretive
reclusive
unforthcoming
taciturn
mild
introvert
standoffish
soft-spoken
close-mouthed
lowly
close
cautious
unsociable
distant
cool
solitary
offish
awkward
anxious
tense
media-shy
discomfited
self-contained
aloof
jittery
private
retired
prim
collected
eremitic
down-to-earth
uncompanionable
edgy
strained
gauche
restless
unsettled
withdrawing
unostentatious
nervy
formal
discreet
unapproachable
dumb
jumpy
antsy
frigid
gentle
serene
misanthropic
icy
peaceful
ceremonious
noncommittal
sedate
composed
placid
conventional
faltering
closemouthed
simple
self-restrained
tight-lipped
unnatural
unpretending
inward-looking
stammering
stuttering
fidgety
troubled
worried
humiliated
inconspicuous
twitchy
dithery
on edge
resigned
unrelaxed
unboastful
upset
stilted
temperate
submissive
nice
prudish
disquieted
plain
thoughtful
controlled
self-controlled
unquiet
perturbed
remote
bothered
laconic
detached
nongregarious
agitated
apologetic
stand-offish
red-faced
mom
US
scary
mum
UK
unspeaking
clammed up
stumbling
passive
declining
unaffected
lacking confidence
natural
repressed
docile
ingenuous
unfriendly
discomposed
ordinary
unpresumptuous
genuine
artless
low-key
unaggressive
subdued
respectful
unemotional
chilly
low-profile
unnoticeable
chaste
frightened
proper
discomforted
snobbish
Olympian
seemly
indrawn
unambitious
ineffectual
seclusive
secret
excited
afraid
scared
lacking social skills
moderate
prudent
hermitic
anchoritic
eremitical
contemplative
pensive
self-absorbed
self-interested
unaffable
unexpansive
meditative
reflective
ruminative
inner-directed
self-centred
UK
socially inhibited
keeping a low profile
courteous
agog
mute
stiff
not forward
unconcerned
aseptic
disinterested
incurious
retreated
recluse
uncurious
casual
uninterested
indifferent
free from vanity
hiding your light under a bushel
self-deprecating
introspective
self-centered
US
flushed
cowardly
fluttery
spooked
flurried
shaky
on tenterhooks
out of place
artificial
colourless
UK
indeterminate
pale
colorless
US
mannered
disturbed
restive
toey
skittery
affected
reddening
flushing
on pins and needles
ill-at-ease
graceless
out of countenance
unsure of yourself
fazed
hinky
goosey
keyed up
discombobulated
atwitter
queasy
het up
queazy
aflutter
wordless
speechless
muted
like a fish out of water
dark
doubtful
mumchance
turning red
guilty
sorry
not talkative
hushed
zipped
voiceless
buttoned up
still
soundless
nonvocal
not forthcoming
dorky
high-strung
highly strung
unwilling
geeky
distressed
chagrined
remorseful
mortified
close-lipped
dried up
wouldn't say boo to a goose
tight-mouthed
dummied up
nerdy
conscience-stricken
humbled
repentant
contrite
penitent
regretful
maladroit
guilt-ridden
rueful
hangdog
flustered
blundering
socially inept
compunctious
crestfallen
shamed
discountenanced
socially lacking
socially awkward
socially anxious
socially incompetent
debased
deterred
disconcerted
demeaned
distraught
muddled
blush to think of
in sackcloth and ashes
more ❯
“Sue gave Hansel a
reluctant
smile as he waved at her.”
Adjective
▲
Using, exercising or showing caution
chary
wary
careful
cautious
guarded
circumspect
heedful
suspicious
uneasy
mindful
watchful
distrustful
doubtful
dubious
hesitant
leery
loath
mistrustful
skeptical
US
sceptical
UK
shy
afraid
alert
apprehensive
averse
cagey
conservative
considerate
disinclined
frugal
gingerly
mean
nervous
safe
scrupulous
iffy
parsimonious
prudent
stingy
thrifty
calculating
canny
constrained
discreet
economical
fastidious
inhibited
miserly
particular
restrained
sparing
delicate
timid
dainty
squeamish
reticent
reserved
non-committal
vague
diplomatic
politic
unrevealing
tactful
moderate
controlled
noncommittal
attentive
overcautious
vigilant
overcareful
with reservations
with eyes peeled
on the lookout
observant
on guard
aware
on the qui vive
judicious
on the watch
on the alert
awake
on your toes
thoughtful
ready
prepared
tentie
tenty
open-eyed
Argus-eyed
on one's toes
all ears
regardful
sharp
discriminating
tentative
wide-awake
paying attention
measured
on the ball
on the job
not missing a trick
deliberate
softly-softly
perceptive
anxious
keen
eagle-eyed
keen-eyed
on tiptoe
calm
wide awake
sagacious
keeping one's eyes peeled
gimlet-eyed
beady-eyed
hawk-eyed
keeping a weather eye on things
sharp-eyed
temperate
wise
unhurried
protective
intelligent
shrewd
defensive
precautious
sly
suspecting
doubting
belt-and-braces
provident
agog
concentrating
acute
wired
playing safe
with weather eye open
keeping a weather eye on
walking on eggs
looking to
on alert
looking for
watching one's step
watching out
fast on the draw
thinking twice
waiting on
keeping on one's toes
handling with kid gloves
with eyes like a hawk
secretive
gentle
gradual
evasive
elusive
tight-lipped
sage
patient
punctilious
equivocal
conscientious
mistrusting
taking notice
playing your cards close to your chest
unwasteful
saving
with one's eyes open
keeping one's eyes skinned
uncertain
worried
questioning
untrusting
skittish
unsure
sensible
solicitous
zealous
discerning
reasonable
hip
active
wakeful
forethoughtful
perky
quick
hooked
glued
unsleeping
psyched up
keeping a weather eye open
switched on
keeping one's eyes open
fully awake
heads up
wide-eyed
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
strategic
with one's eyes skinned
jealous
judgmatic
judgmatical
civil
walking on egg shells
hedging your bets
taking it slow
worldly-wise
cunning
designing
manipulative
devious
crafty
scheming
Machiavellian
kid-glove
having foresight
on lookout
not rash
disingenuous
artful
conniving
slippery
slick
guileful
unscrupulous
foxy
contriving
wily
expectant
cool
subtle
premeditating
slim
upon one's guard
unemotional
composed
disciplined
tamed
unflappable
self-controlled
self-restrained
self-possessed
in check
under control
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking conviction or force
half-hearted
indifferent
uninterested
apathetic
unenthusiastic
perfunctory
superficial
spiritless
lackadaisical
feeble
unconcerned
lukewarm
impassive
listless
cursory
weak
passive
desultory
languid
cool
tepid
Laodicean
lacklustre
UK
unemotional
dispassionate
lackluster
US
neutral
tame
irresolute
faint
unwilling
unconvincing
subdued
passionless
limp
unexcited
lifeless
emotionless
unimpressed
weakly
flat
unresponsive
lame
meager
US
unmoved
paltry
blasé
meagre
UK
casual
offhand
disinterested
token
phlegmatic
unenthused
careless
nonchalant
lethargic
laid-back
insouciant
inattentive
timorous
mild
wishy-washy
lazy
sluggish
halfhearted
uncaring
bored
torpid
unfeeling
cold
passing
sketchy
pathetic
nominal
pococurante
tenuous
mechanical
insensible
vague
uneager
detached
uninvolved
inert
indolent
flimsy
lax
slapdash
unthinking
summary
slothful
shallow
brief
idle
damp
supine
dull
shiftless
languishing
incurious
easygoing
unmotivated
blah
energyless
indecisive
abstracted
bloodless
moony
vapid
what the hell
gentle
non-committal
faint-hearted
timid
frail
low-key
could care less
heedless
don't give a damn
couldn't care less
insipid
cavalier
effortless
flippant
carefree
disimpassioned
regardless
empty
hollow
unlively
moderate
unsubstantial
lily-livered
fragile
happy-go-lucky
devil-may-care
uncertain
uncommitted
undecided
hesitant
chilly
unresolved
not interested
laodicean
languorous
unenergetic
lymphatic
vigourless
vacant
enervated
unanimated
out of it
absent
lacking energy
mopish
leaden
slack
effete
dormant
leisurely
relaxed
poor
insensitive
slow
bland
implausible
dreamy
inadequate
fainéant
uncritical
depthless
not enthusiastic
thin
unbelievable
routine
automatic
aimless
random
hit or miss
half-baked
sloppy
faineant
incredible
easy going
sentimental
slap-happy
romantic
laissez-faire
daydreaming
laid back
spring fever
unpersuasive
inconceivable
questionable
improbable
untenable
insubstantial
stolid
undemonstrative
stoical
stoic
numb
impassible
affectless
unambitious
callous
untouched
hurried
fleeting
hasty
quick
draggy
droopy
wimpy
dispirited
cold-blooded
uncurious
complacent
negligent
rapid
slovenly
dismissive
phoning it in
slipshod
walking through it
going through the motions
wooden
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Unwilling to do something
restiff
Adjective
▲
Done against someone's will
involuntary
forced
compulsory
mandatory
obligatory
required
coerced
requisite
coercive
compelled
exacted
imperative
unwilling
binding
constrained
demanded
imposed
incumbent
necessary
nonelective
ordained
peremptory
prescribed
unconsenting
grudging
begrudging
de rigueur
will-less
against one's wishes
against your will
unavoidable
inescapable
enforced
stipulated
essential
compulsatory
dictated
statutory
necessitated
needed
contractual
prerequisite
indispensable
compelling
needful
integral
necessitous
set
called for
must-have
slave
conscripted
forcible
enforceable
urgent
vital
recommended
pivotal
unintentional
OB
critical
crucial
imperious
unintended
important
the law
commanding
irremissible
fixed
obliged
impelled
invoked
charged
enjoined
executed
advocated
sanctioned
established
kept
carried out
forced upon
called-for
basic
all-important
curricular
wanted
expedient
of the essence
unalterable
indissoluble
irrevocable
unbreakable
conclusive
permanent
bounden
incumbent on
counted upon
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Refusing to proceed or cooperate
balky
recalcitrant
refractory
disobedient
intractable
rebellious
contrary
defiant
insubordinate
unruly
wayward
wilful
contumacious
ungovernable
obstreperous
obstinate
froward
unmanageable
perverse
stubborn
rebel
incompliant
willful
recusant
restive
untoward
inflexible
unbending
unpredictable
negative
immovable
ornery
averse
hesitant
indisposed
loath
negativistic
difficult
uncooperative
bolshie
uncontrollable
mutinous
headstrong
fractious
undisciplined
awkward
stroppy
disorderly
contrarious
obdurate
noncompliant
thrawn
wild
unyielding
incontrollable
bloody-minded
troublesome
cussed
disaffected
unreasonable
insurgent
pigheaded
resistant
unhelpful
disobliging
unaccommodating
obstructive
self-willed
truculent
seditious
cantankerous
quarrelsome
pervicacious
turbulent
riotous
disruptive
mulish
delinquent
undisciplinable
unwilling
dissident
dissentient
insurrectionary
nonconformist
incorrigible
non-compliant
renitent
obstinately disobedient
uncompliant
intransigent
cross-grained
argumentative
factious
insubmissive
revolutionary
unbiddable
bellicose
naughty
irrepressible
pugnacious
bull-headed
errant
tiresome
vexatious
out of control
badly behaved
confrontational
insolent
alienated
belligerent
contentious
lawless
hostile
antagonistic
subversive
anarchic
adverse
mischievous
irritable
peevish
scrappy
dissenting
reckless
rascally
annoying
roguish
resisting
malcontent
capricious
impish
challenging
resistive
indomitable
nonconforming
dissentious
unrestrained
opinionated
insurrectionist
spiteful
impetuous
trying
exasperating
treacherous
indocile
unbridled
iconoclastic
radical
militant
threatening
strong-willed
estranged
haughty
irreconcilable
impudent
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
petulant
cross
stiff-necked
renegade
nonobservant
grumpy
ill-tempered
sullen
sulky
unpersuadable
unmalleable
chaotic
stubborn as a mule
disputatious
unpliable
problematic
up in arms
heretical
maverick
uncompromising
unresponsive
bullheaded
erratic
fickle
unrestrainable
rowdy
contrariant
discordant
arsey
disagreeing
paradoxical
opposing
bad-tempered
narky
ratty
shirty
choleric
unorthodox
mutinying
apostate
schismatic
traitorous
disloyal
antipathetic
converse
inimical
wrongheaded
impotent
rampant
withstanding
violent
blocking
stalling
restrictive
inhibiting
delaying
rough
uncontrolled
intolerable
impossible
unbearable
undependable
determined
warring
armed
restless
sabotaging
individualistic
treasonable
anarchistic
attacking
troublemaking
uproarious
intemperate
pesky
touchy
without law and order
tumultuous
raucous
lawbreaking
unconstructive
hindering
rumbustious
rambunctious
anarchical
immoral
aberrant
arbitrary
tempestuous
passive-aggressive
chippy
rampageous
not giving an inch
impulsive
rampaging
rash
pig-headed
frustrating
making difficulties
mean
self-indulgent
incommodious
hard to handle
difficult to handle
disagreeable
discommodious
out of hand
impervious
imprudent
forward
inexorable
assertive
heedless
out of line
morose
shrewish
crabby
ill-natured
uncomplying
combative
aggressive
feisty
provocative
bold
daring
audacious
disregardful
cheeky
sassy
gutsy
dareful
ready for a fight
spoiling for a fight
boisterous
wanton
bad
attention-seeking
noisy
ungoverned
frenzied
misbehaving
hysterical
immoderate
ill-disciplined
unchecked
passionate
uninhibited
rioting
unconstrained
runaway
badly-behaved
abandoned
fierce
uncontainable
fiery
crazy
rude
uncurbed
disordered
furious
unhindered
unbounded
forceful
raging
disturbed
strong
mad
evil
rabid
raving
wrong
extreme
fiendish
vicious
excited
brutal
hot-tempered
ugly
insuppressible
disorganized
US
unrestricted
frantic
maladjusted
intense
full-on
tough
licentious
unquenchable
unstoppable
raw
enthusiastic
disorganised
UK
uncivilized
US
termagant
madcap
berserk
wicked
unhampered
out-of-line
untamed
nihilistic
explosive
crazed
out-of-order
brawling
lacking self-control
playful
frenetic
uncivilised
UK
nuts
malicious
fervid
warlike
in turmoil
savage
barbarous
hotheaded
irascible
feverish
sinful
vehement
brattish
perfervid
passional
tricksy
scampish
puckish
prankish
ill-behaved
gallus
devilish
excitable
fanatical
impassioned
full of mischief
quick-tempered
inconsiderate
unsubduable
limit
hard
thuggish
untrained
unsettling
disturbing
upsetting
unsteady
unschooled
existentialist
destructive
pessimistic
excessive
distracting
antisocial
tricky
radge
inconsistent
corrupt
divisive
ferocious
outrageous
insurmountable
unlawful
untameable
unprincipled
dysfunctional
unsubmissive
incontinent
problem
confused
indisciplined
disrupting
off-base
agitated
overwhelming
freaked
overpowering
shameless
misruled
misgoverned
wide-open
flyaway
deranged
turbid
hedonistic
uncontained
vociferous
stormy
rugged
unconventional
drunk
in disorder
helter-skelter
whiny
unconcealed
clamorous
misbehaved
out-of-control
unrepressed
beside oneself
unfettered
extrovert
causing trouble
irregular
outlandish
rowdydowdy
artful
blustering
dominant
running wild
corybantic
incautious
profligate
irrational
socially impaired
blind
impolite
bothersome
like a loose cannon
irresistible
nasty
loudmouthed
demanding
troublous
irksome
wearisome
on-a-tear
thrilled
cruel
teasing
worthless
raunchy
offending
sly
foxy
giddy
flighty
revolting
terrorist
deliberate
malevolent
kiddish
infantile
sinning
frolicsome
ruffianly
thoughtless
immature
childish
disrespectful
tyrannous
despotic
heterodox
terrorising
UK
unregulated
unpeaceful
terrorizing
US
uncultivated
infringing
piratical
erring
deviant
maniacal
manic
bad-mannered
culpable
transgressing
guilty
criminal
volatile
gratuitous
hyper
straying
impatient
hasty
carried away
fervent
obsessive
willed
litigious
hog-wild
shifting
stray
deviating
miscreant
easily provoked
hot-headed
heretic
on a short fuse
devious
fallible
unreliable
meandering
short-fused
errable
beside yourself
disputative
inhumane
aimless
atrocious
heartless
butcherly
brute
sadistic
inhuman
barbaric
keen
captious
gladiatorial
agonistic
cavilling
UK
like one possessed
snappy
fixated
eager
dedicated
infatuated
devoted
ardent
obsessed
unfair
maleficent
double-crossing
unjust
merciless
off straight and narrow
battling
brawly
assaultive
fighting
querulous
grouchy
pettish
controversial
polemical
polemic
compulsive
burning
over-enthusiastic
bickering
ructious
huffy
arguesome
wrangling
thin-skinned
have chip on shoulder
caviling
US
churlish
war
dotty
zealous
potty
visionary
hooked
gung-ho
wackadoodle
overenthusiastic
wackadoo
credulous
biased
nuts for
monomaniacal
partial
fanatic
bugged
possessed
domineering
turned on
addicted
high on
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Adjective
▲
Antagonistic or hostile
adverse
hostile
antagonistic
contrary
negative
opposing
adversarial
unfriendly
aggressive
belligerent
dissenting
angry
combative
inimical
militant
opposed
oppositional
unsympathetic
bellicose
confrontational
contentious
resistant
spiteful
antipathetic
conflicting
disapproving
dissident
inhospitable
jaundiced
virulent
vitriolic
wrathful
accusatorial
adversative
argumentative
difficult
opposite
oppugnant
oppugning
pugnacious
quarrelsome
truculent
uncongenial
unreceptive
unsociable
unwilling
allergic
ill-disposed
at odds
adversary
warlike
scrappy
unkind
malevolent
rancorous
vicious
unwelcoming
bitter
malicious
alien
venomous
biting
malignant
intimidating
maleficent
unpleasant
unpropitious
surly
mean
malefic
nasty
viperous
hateful
ornery
dour
cold
sour
catty
mortal
gladiatorial
feisty
agonistic
provocative
chippy
brawly
assaultive
discordant
cantankerous
uncooperative
challenging
disputatious
foul
on the warpath
disruptive
threatening
irascible
captious
stroppy
defiant
fiery
ill-tempered
hot-tempered
bad-tempered
fierce
litigious
fractious
violent
warring
quick-tempered
fighting
irritable
petulant
choleric
touchy
offensive
bickering
aggers
battling
spoiling for a fight
snappy
disagreeable
disputative
controversial
militaristic
factious
polemical
grouchy
arsey
cavilling
UK
cross
abusive
snappish
snarly
bolshie
hawkish
testy
warmongering
polemic
wrangling
huffy
querulous
churlish
sabre-rattling
biffo
martial
caviling
US
ready for a fight
rebellious
destructive
have chip on shoulder
sullen
have a bone to pick
jingoistic
loudmouthed
narky
grumpy
pettish
splenetic
miffy
crabby
prickly
cranky
tough
soreheaded
browbeating
bullying
uncharitable
rude
active
inconsiderate
vindictive
dissentient
perverse
dissentious
excitable
bloodthirsty
ferocious
peevish
courageous
spirited
spunky
hot-blooded
short-tempered
enthusiastic
hurtful
joyless
ructious
furious
salty
brawling
war
thin-skinned
malign
pushy
contending
military
filthy
ardent
hot
flip
ill-humored
US
at loggerheads
mean-spirited
ill-natured
ill-humoured
UK
on the outs
having a chip on one's shoulder
have it in for
ready to fight
up in arms
evil-minded
behavioural
UK
inharmonious
acrimonious
naysaying
sulky
cussed
exasperated
soldierly
gung-ho
awkward
troublesome
bad
tetchy
rough
determined
plucky
menacing
forbidding
hard
harsh
glowering
stern
quarrelling
UK
quarreling
US
disagreeing
ratty
shirty
sanguinary
attacking
fretful
mighty
peppery
spiky
opinionated
grumbling
peckish
liverish
crotchety
curmudgeonly
waxy
behavioral
US
wrestling
tilting
skirmishing
self-assertive
itching to fight
itching
assertive
terrorizing
US
negativistic
terrorising
UK
looking for trouble
vigorous
on a short fuse
rotten
obnoxious
passive-aggressive
short-fused
wretched
cruel
vile
under arms
radical
wounding
poisonous
ultra-active
extremist
two-fisted
extreme
forceful
combating
fanatical
embattled
zealous
anti
battleful
warrish
revolutionary
assertory
averse
against
hotheaded
tempestuous
arguesome
in arms
impassioned
turbulent
unruly
passionate
down on
dead set against
at odds with
set against
sensitive
dissenting from
acting in opposition
in disagreement with
at variance with
gutsy
peppy
gritty
frisky
mettlesome
lively
alive
energetic
bubbly
gutty
zestful
game
hearty
pressuring
hectoring
imperious
domineering
go-getting
full-blooded
high-strung
full of pep
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▲
Cowardly or lacking in courage
chicken
cowardly
spineless
craven
gutless
yellow
pusillanimous
fearful
recreant
unheroic
dastardly
chickenhearted
poltroon
scared
frightened
afraid
apprehensive
hesitant
jumpy
lily-livered
chicken-livered
milk-livered
timid
timorous
yellow-bellied
wimpish
sissy
faint-hearted
spiritless
soft
weak-kneed
cowering
wimpy
weak
poor-spirited
feeble
chicken-hearted
trembling
quaking
wet
pigeon-hearted
shrinking
sissified
candy-assed
nervous
fainthearted
irresolute
boneless
weakling
jittery
lacking courage
nerveless
pathetic
weak-willed
submissive
mousy
unmanly
easily frightened
effete
namby-pamby
characterless
panicky
meek
anxious
abject
base
wussy
tremulous
limp-wristed
wishy-washy
frail
mousey
pigeonhearted
weakened
daunted
tentative
dismayed
spooked
invertebrate
cowed
intimidated
vacillating
running scared
milk-and-water
diffident
white-livered
skittish
shy
caitiff
retiring
scary
terrified
tame
alarmed
nervy
feckless
feart
unnerved
petrified
terrorized
US
shocked
ineffectual
frozen
startled
unassertive
affrighted
shaky
worried
inept
ineffective
horrified
aghast
hysterical
terror-stricken
wavering
hysteric
horror-struck
upset
scared stiff
terrorised
UK
having cold feet
in a cold sweat
coward
half-hearted
easily scared
mean-spirited
niddering
poltroonish
funky
coy
sheepish
afraid of one's own shadow
emasculated
cringey
weedy
uncourageous
lame
gentle
browbeaten
Milquetoast
capricious
bullied
unassured
fearsome
like a lamb to the slaughter
frightened of one's own shadow
trepidatious
daft
nerdy
faint
shuddering
indecisive
impotent
fickle
passive
squeamish
forceless
pithless
emasculate
faltering
dithering
useless
corruptible
supine
powerless
undetermined
hemming and hawing
waffling
indeterminate
fallible
yielding
unreliable
unsure
easily led
undependable
without a will of your own
tense
afraid of one's shadow
slack-spined
concerned
uneasy
bothered
frantic
disturbed
perturbed
shaken
rattled
fretful
troubled
afeared
overwrought
stunned
frit
in a state
on edge
in a tizzy
in a flap
in awe
in a blue funk
horror-stricken
shaking in one's shoes
with your heart in your mouth
alarmed at
beside oneself
scared witless
in a tizz
apprehensive about
scared to death
intimidated by
frightened out of your wits
scared out of your wits
in a funk
shaking like a leaf
panic-stricken
in a fluster
terror-struck
abashed
flustered
sookie
rabbity
butterflies
shivery
jellyfish
uptight
numb
cowhearted
backward
worthless
in a panic
pushing the panic button
hung up
having kittens
in fear and trepidation
have cold feet
numb with fear
in a sweat
very scared
paper tiger
no guts
having the willies
agitated
frightened to death
distressed
antsy
disquieted
edgy
windy
appalled
unsettled
restless
stressed
fidgety
twitchy
stupefied
worked up
worried sick
queazy
overstrung
excitable
insecure
wired
dithery
excited
queasy
neurotic
uncomfortable
unquiet
toey
frenzied
overwhelmed
overawed
bricking oneself
stressy
uncertain
strained
phobic
highly strung
paralyzed with fear
US
paralysed with fear
UK
dumbfounded
dazed
having butterflies in the stomach
taut
angsty
unconfident
panic-struck
awed
creeped out
flighty
aroused
panicked
skittery
flurried
agog
brittle
spasmodic
traumatized
US
quivering
unglued
careful
bashful
fluttery
spooky
aflutter
discomposed
awestruck
shell-shocked
in a frenzy
awe-struck
overcome
easily agitated
high-strung
traumatised
UK
astonished
goose-bumpy
exercised
in a flat spin
scared rigid
overanxious
deterred
disillusioned
discouraged
amazed
frozen with fear
surprised
milksoppish
ignoble
paralyzed
US
speechless
paralysed
UK
disconcerted
suspicious
foreboding
mistrustful
doubtful
benumbed
transfixed
dispirited
demoralized
US
downcast
stiff
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
cringing
immobilised
UK
immobilized
US
ill at ease
tied up in knots
on pins and needles
in a stew
biting one's nails
debilitated
enervated
angst-ridden
in a dither
gun-shy
having a funny feeling
having stage fright
on tenterhooks
biting nails
put off
demoralised
UK
ruffled
annoyed
irritable
adrenalized
unrelaxed
sensitive
febrile
strung out
strung up
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