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What is another word for
tentative
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▲
Hesitant, uncertain, or cautious in manner or approach
Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met
Serving as a trial or being experimental in nature
Not proven or substantiated
Serving the function of someone or something else temporarily
Not offering, involving, or eager for new or stimulating things
Unable to think straight
Not complete or absolute
Fearful, timid, or lacking courage
Not perfected
Lacking in confidence, assertiveness or self-assurance
Acting as a substitute or surrogate for another
Performed or supplied at an initial stage
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Adjective
▲
Hesitant, uncertain, or cautious in manner or approach
hesitant
cautious
uncertain
doubtful
faltering
timid
unsure
diffident
irresolute
backward
halting
hesitating
reluctant
shaky
unconfident
unsteady
wavering
iffy
undecided
disinclined
shy
vacillating
vacillatory
wobbly
indecisive
unresolved
undetermined
unsettled
ambivalent
dithering
in two minds
waffling
shilly-shallying
uncommitted
in doubt
in a dilemma
indefinite
of two minds
dubious
equivocating
blowing hot and cold
torn
in a quandary
divided
skeptical
US
sceptical
UK
on the fence
fluctuating
wishy-washy
unconvinced
teetering
unclear
equivocal
noncommittal
doubting
sitting on the fence
not sure
suspicious
distrustful
oscillating
hemming and hawing
mistrustful
trustless
vague
split
fickle
weak
up in the air
running hot and cold
hinky
weak-minded
ambiguous
unpredictable
borderline
on-the-fence
on the horns of a dilemma
in the balance
betwixt and between
infirm
pending
leery
unwilling
averse
afraid
uneager
loath
chancy
half-hearted
hanging back
hot-and-cold
vacillant
fluctuant
touch-and-go
nervous
perplexed
indeterminate
unstable
debatable
pussyfooting
floating
insecure
unknown
faithless
agnostic
unascertained
unestablished
unconfirmed
hazy
open
weak-kneed
unfinished
neutral
problematic
dodgy
slow
pendulous
lazy
delaying
dawdling
humming and hawing
dicey
yet to be decided
hot and cold
open to question
hedging your bets
in the middle
unable to decide
like doubting Thomas
shilly-shally
lacking confidence
without belief
confused
vexed
stumbling
speculative
unassertive
uneventful
astraddle
changeable
changing
halfhearted
fearful
questionable
wobbling
volatile
swithering
not definite
impartial
pendent
cagey
reticent
indisposed
full of doubt
in limbo
weak of mind
shillyshallying
loth
cagy
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
questioning
unassured
unsavoury
UK
untrusty
dilly-dallying
unreliable
conditional
problematical
capricious
whimsical
in lap of gods
erratic
incalculable
in the lap of the gods
fishy
risky
moot
disputable
outstanding
arguable
controversial
unconcluded
havering
cunctatory
on ice
open to doubt
on the back burner
having qualms
having misgivings
cynical
unbelieving
wary
disbelieving
chary
apprehensive
incredulous
quizzical
suspecting
negativistic
careful
jealous
guarded
circumspect
conflicting
muddled
contradictory
uneasy
mixed
untrusting
uptight
distrusting
mistrusting
unaffiliated
opposed
anxious
independent
show-me
scoffing
been hit before
lacking trust
non-aligned
non-partisan
undeclared
watchful
unattached
wondering
having reservations
unimpressed
unmoved
unpersuaded
worried
skittish
aporetic
possessive
solicitous
non-believing
unsatisfied
suspect
conflicted
jaundiced
inconclusive
nullifidian
rationalist
irreligious
on guard
paranoid
without faith
not born yesterday
having opposing views
having clashing views
having conflicting views
having contradictory views
unenthusiastic
grudging
resistant
uninvolved
free
nonpartisan
nonaligned
antipathetic
resisting
free-floating
free-spirited
fence-sitting
recalcitrant
demurring
cut loose
not involved
middle ground
middle of the road
lacking faith
more ❯
“It was just about 12 years ago that I sat on my living room floor, watching Natalie take her first
tentative
steps.”
Adjective
▲
Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met
preliminary
conditional
contingent
dependent
probationary
indefinite
unconfirmed
unsettled
rough
undecided
subject to
contingent on
contingent upon
pencilled in
subject to confirmation
not final
not settled
to be confirmed
open for consideration
open to consideration
subject to change
TBC
bound by
conditional on
controlled by
depending on
determined by
liable to
relying on
swayed by
hingeing on
based on
hanging on
resting on
dependent on
tied to
bound up with
based
depending
counting
relying
resultant from
susceptible to
regulated by
related to
relative to
incidental to
accessory to
influenced by
under control of
uncertain
provisional
provisory
stipulatory
proposed
not carved in stone
not firmed up
with conditions
not absolute
reliant
relative
subject
conditioned
reliant on
relativist
constrained by
subordinate
subservient
reckoning
needful
susceptible
trusting
appurtenant
ancillary
sustained by
limited
qualified
restrictive
iffy
codicillary
incidental
modified
inconclusive
obscure
hypothetical
with reservations
guarded
fortuitous
restricted
with conditions attached
with strings attached
granted on certain terms
with grain of salt
more ❯
“They have reached a
tentative
agreement to hold talks next month.”
Adjective
▲
Serving as a trial or being experimental in nature
experimental
exploratory
trial
test
pilot
on trial
provisional
preliminary
developmental
sample
probing
investigative
fact-finding
probationary
explorative
practice
model
speculative
mock
initial
pretend
simulated
testing
corroboration
elimination
confirmation
empirical
investigational
searching
analytic
examining
experiential
heuristic
introductory
prototype
laboratory
trial and error
under the microscope
practical
empiric
existential
objective
observational
based on observation
experience-based
more ❯
“The complexities of designing are dealt with by using a
tentative
solution as a rapid means of exploring the situation that the design is to fit.”
Adjective
▲
Not proven or substantiated
conjectural
unproven
speculative
unsubstantiated
untried
academic
theoretical
hypothetical
notional
intellectual
theoretic
suppositional
abstract
postulated
academical
logical
analytical
formularized
unproved
philosophical
ideational
presumed
assumed
untested
experimental
pedantic
formalistic
codified
putative
suppositious
suppositive
scientific
unfounded
groundless
provisional
postulatory
idealized
US
ideological
systematic
based on guesswork
idealised
UK
methodical
diagnostic
analytic
in theory
pure
unconfirmed
presumptive
presumptuous
preliminary
conceptual
inferred
suspected
presupposed
supposed
surmised
non-practical
ideal
postulational
uncertain
guessing
unresolved
surmising
suspect
guesstimated
figured
reputed
doubtful
metaphysical
imaginary
non-technical
blue-sky
vague
impractical
preparatory
under review
beginning
unconcluded
general
fundamental
basic
higher
on a hunch
transcendental
contingent
quixotic
hypothetic
problematical
imaginative
unearthly
instanced
transcendent
on a long shot
first stage
on paper
as a premise
in the abstract
on the drawing board
accurate
empirical
meticulous
organized
US
mathematical
organised
UK
factual
thetic
rigorous
deductive
research-based
knowledge-based
rough
approximate
projected
conceptive
apparent
conjectured
purported
supposititious
alleged
likely
asserted
inferential
ostensible
seeming
ostensive
evident
unreal
prima facie
rumored
US
rumoured
UK
unrealistic
claimed
accepted
thought
held
understood
conjecturable
debatable
imagined
disputable
assumptive
indefinite
unpragmatic
expected
recondite
acknowledged
unpractical
hypothesized
US
anticipated
implicit
given
connoted
tacit
intangible
immaterial
granted
hypothesised
UK
reputative
so-called
counted on
taken as known
taken for granted
intelle
reachy
divinatory
admitted
nonconcrete
fanciful
fancied
illusory
irrelevant
paradigmatic
just so
recognized
US
reported
visionary
imagal
useless
suppository
imputed
nominal
ivory-tower
commonly believed
commonly regarded
recognised
UK
not practical
ivory-towered
ivory-towerish
questionable
indeterminate
contestable
stochastic
concocted
conditional
provisory
proposed
made up
deep
esoteric
professed
supernatural
abstruse
believed
profound
oversubtle
incorporeal
jesuitic
philosophic
numinous
mystical
ontological
specious
said
high-flown
declared
soi-disant
quote unquote
more ❯
“Progress was made in preliminary studies leading toward a
tentative
theory on the cause and action of rock bursts.”
Adjective
▲
Serving the function of someone or something else temporarily
temporary
provisional
provisory
provisionary
acting
makeshift
ad interim
stopgap
experimental
preliminary
transitional
test
changeover
conditional
improvised
working
TBC
contingent
dependent
rough
qualified
unfinished
limited
interregnal
outline
draft
US
draught
UK
fill-in
make-do
pro tem
pencilled in
subject to confirmation
pro tempore
to be confirmed
rough-and-ready
interim
caretaker
substitute
alternate
impromptu
emergency
short-term
stand-in
pinch-hitting
reserve
intervening
surrogate
deputy
expediential
supply
holding
rough and ready
band-aid
thrown-together
ad hoc
pop-up
non-permanent
more ❯
“As I indicated earlier, the allocation is always made on a
tentative
basis.”
Adjective
▲
Not offering, involving, or eager for new or stimulating things
unadventurous
wary
cagey
circumspect
prudent
careful
cautious
chary
hesitant
timid
unenterprising
conventional
timorous
traditional
unexciting
unimaginative
boring
conservative
limited
narrow-minded
restrained
safe
square
stay-at-home
straight
strait-laced
stuffy
uncreative
shy
stick-in-the-mud
uptight
guarded
judicious
tactful
discreet
reserved
vigilant
mindful
belt-and-braces
gentle
gradual
calm
diplomatic
patient
softly-softly
noncommittal
heedful
alert
watchful
measured
reticent
apprehensive
gingerly
attentive
considerate
aware
leery
provident
scrupulous
politic
suspecting
forethoughtful
precautious
suspicious
shrewd
discriminating
thoughtful
calculating
observant
on the qui vive
thinking twice
keeping a weather eye on
watching one's step
on your toes
walking on eggs
hedging your bets
on guard
watching out
keeping on one's toes
handling with kid gloves
with reservations
all ears
playing safe
walking on egg shells
with eyes peeled
taking it slow
on the lookout
on the watch
canny
fastidious
awake
regardful
moderate
on the alert
deliberate
reluctant
punctilious
particular
conscientious
on one's toes
ready
prepared
tentie
tenty
reasonable
thorough
meticulous
Argus-eyed
open-eyed
on the ball
on the job
methodical
sagacious
finicky
distrustful
wise
wide-awake
paying attention
controlled
unhurried
not missing a trick
painstaking
temperate
perceptive
accurate
fussy
precise
concerned
uneasy
strict
diligent
exact
keen
rigorous
defensive
eagle-eyed
keen-eyed
laborious
perfectionist
sharp
exacting
sensible
correct
loath
sceptical
UK
dubious
mistrustful
doubtful
on tiptoe
delicate
picky
persnickety
nice
wide awake
discerning
hawk-eyed
sharp-eyed
non-committal
afraid
nervous
averse
disinclined
gimlet-eyed
beady-eyed
conscious
keeping one's eyes peeled
keeping a weather eye on things
iffy
inhibited
constrained
skeptical
US
considered
protective
assiduous
balanced
sedulous
exhaustive
orderly
industrious
agog
anxious
concentrating
acute
faithful
dedicated
full
intensive
solid
religious
prim
searching
elaborate
thoroughgoing
wired
selfdisciplined
pernickety
loving
strenuous
in-depth
with weather eye open
looking to
by the book
on alert
looking for
by the numbers
going to great lengths
fast on the draw
waiting on
with eyes like a hawk
sensitive
secretive
sage
overcareful
overcautious
squeamish
dainty
watching
evasive
elusive
tight-lipped
taking notice
playing your cards close to your chest
forehanded
forearmed
farsighted
equivocal
wakeful
with one's eyes open
keeping one's eyes skinned
hooked
glued
unsleeping
hip
low
intelligent
with one's eyes skinned
psyched up
keeping a weather eye open
switched on
keeping one's eyes open
strategic
unexaggerated
understated
judgmatic
judgmatical
civil
detailed
self-protective
expectant
worldly-wise
slow
microscopic
kid-glove
studious
demanding
having foresight
on lookout
not rash
pedantic
active
conscionable
stickling
nitpicking
duteous
punctual
perky
quick
levelheaded
rational
logical
pragmatic
deep
reasoned
white-glove
dotting the i's
ultra-careful
crossing the t's
nit-picky
continuous
upon one's guard
mature
unspectacular
fully awake
heads up
wide-eyed
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
sober
steady
well thought-out
well-grounded
ongoing
continuing
plodding
even
tolerant
modest
regular
happening slowly
mild
easy
lenient
disciplined
peaceable
abstinent
slow but sure
cognizant
not given to excesses
compromising
untroubled
not excessive
conversant
witting
sentient
knowledgeable
ware
knowing
observing
respectful
solicitous
observative
au courant
alive to
on to
awake to
conscious of
plugged in
chary of
in the know
wary of
cognizant of
acquainted with
tuned in
regardful of
recognizant of
be up on
know ins and outs
aware of
careful of
watchful of
know all the answers
wise to
hip to
sensible of
alert to
heedful of
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Unable to think straight
dithery
bothered
indecisive
uncertain
unsure
agitated
dithering
flustered
hesitant
irresolute
vacillating
wavering
aflutter
antsy
anxious
atwitter
edgy
goosey
hinky
insecure
jittery
jumpy
nervous
nervy
perturbed
queasy
queazy
swithering
tense
troubled
uneasy
unquiet
upset
uptight
worried
het up
hung up
keyed up
on edge
on tenterhooks
ill at ease
in a flap
all of a dither
on pins and needles
apprehensive
fidgety
twitchy
disturbed
restless
unsettled
distressed
concerned
fearful
discomposed
wired
overwrought
frightened
stressed
disquieted
in a tizzy
shaky
scared
overstrung
toey
fretful
worked up
disconcerted
hyper
afraid
highly strung
uncomfortable
strung out
dismayed
spooked
excited
stressy
in a state
high-strung
skittish
unnerved
strained
alarmed
restive
shaken
flurried
ruffled
neurotic
strung up
anguished
distraught
discombobulated
squirrelly
spooky
windy
excitable
hysterical
in a state of agitation
adrenalized
like a cat on a hot tin roof
wound up
annoyed
in a state of nerves
in a stew
in a tizz
brittle
unrelaxed
all of a lather
febrile
like a cat on hot bricks
vexed
panicky
sensitive
trembling
harassed
shaking
unglued
pained
confused
aggravated
shy
wrought up
beset
chagrined
mortified
inconvenienced
provoked
harried
in a sweat
in a twitter
a bundle of nerves
having kittens
in a twit
fluttery
tormented
unstable
angsty
overanxious
choked
irked
rattled
quaking
in suspense
beside oneself
bundle of nerves
under stress
hot and bothered
in a cold sweat
stressed out
afflicted
bricking oneself
timid
miffed
all of a doodah
flighty
shook up
pestered
terrified
exacerbated
harrowed
displeased
embarrassed
taut
skittery
discomfited
bashful
troublous
fraught
self-conscious
irritable
shocked
distracted
frantic
careful
irritated
discountenanced
fazed
suspicious
feeling anxious
nail-biting
riled
timorous
tortured
plagued
shivery
fretting
quivering
fevered
put out
worried stiff
clutched
hassled
nervous wreck
worried sick
like a fish out of water
muddled
white-knuckled
angstful
solicitous
bugged
a wreck
shot to pieces
with one's stomach in knots
having butterflies in the stomach
with your heart in your mouth
twittering
awkward
trepidatious
faltering
inhibited
unnatural
gauche
out of place
caught up
nerve-racking
stressful
graceless
retiring
shrinking
blushing
hectic
Delphic
unassured
unpoised
desperate
flushed
startled
intense
mousy
nerves on edge
frisky
creepy
unrestful
withdrawn
in a panic
daunted
aquiver
strict
cautious
conventional
distrustful
turbulent
watchful
unpeaceful
easily frightened
easily agitated
aghast
dreading
fidgeting
active
unsteady
itchy
spasmodic
fitful
all of a flutter
emotional
frenzied
unreluctant
irrational
doubtful
hurt
in a flat spin
in a spin
sweating bullets
a basket case
wrought-up
overactive
overexcited
hot under the collar
hyped-up
afire
atingle
heated
hyperexcited
worrying
asea
grieved
tossing and turning
in a dither
shaking in one's shoes
old-fashioned
gutted
sad
on the defensive
pressured
saddened
unhappy
zipped up
hot
juiced up
angered
offended
disappointed
fretted
low
thrown
verklempt
blue
unzipped
wounded
cut up
in disorder
amazed
under pressure
under a strain
come apart
broken up
at sixes and sevens
psyched out
all torn up
bummed out
white knuckled
up the wall
impatient
frazzled
wrung
all nerves
in turmoil
on the qui vive
horrified
petrified
horror-struck
unconfident
beleaguered
terrorized
US
frozen
terror-stricken
scared stiff
terrorised
UK
affrighted
intimidated
stunned
scared to death
diffident
careworn
miserable
oppressed
scary
hysteric
panic-stricken
haunted
burdened
overwhelmed
overburdened
scared witless
sorrowful
terror-struck
horror-stricken
self-doubting
angst-ridden
unassertive
preoccupied
despondent
disconsolate
running scared
meek
manic
heartbroken
wretched
dolorous
obsessed
fearsome
cowed
desolate
bedevilled
UK
mistrustful
tremulous
devastated
despairing
hounded
appalled
passive
sorrowing
grief-stricken
waiting for the axe to fall
frightened to death
broken-hearted
in a funk
brokenhearted
waiting with bated breath
bedeviled
US
affected
in a blue funk
not confident
lacking confidence
lacking self-confidence
aroused
not self-assured
exercised
drawn
pinched
peeved
doleful
fractious
mournful
wary
depressed
traumatized
US
grieving
introverted
sceptical
UK
guarded
possessed
rueful
pessimistic
mousey
dejected
shook
woeful
melancholy
disoriented
fainthearted
feverish
agonized
US
inconsolable
agog
hard-pressed
gripped
bitter
exasperated
touchy
skeptical
US
doubting
traumatised
UK
dolesome
wailing
questioning
consumed
frightened out of your wits
weeping
scared out of your wits
persecuted
demoralized
US
gun-shy
cynical
bewailing
cowardly
stressed-out
bemoaning
controlled
dominated
feart
aching
weighed down
demoralised
UK
galled
shaking like a leaf
mad
cursed
overcome
seized
pusillanimous
angry
suffering
submissive
stupefied
afeared
frit
rabbity
weary
agonised
UK
chicken
numb
dogged
overpowered
surrounded
yellow
dazed
dumbfounded
weak
under the cosh
lily-livered
insane
held
devoured
paranoid
bewitched
in pain
long-suffering
faint-hearted
lacking in confidence
lacking assurance
up against it
racked with suffering
racked with pain
violent
fiendish
in the grip of
pushing the panic button
taken over
having cold feet
at the end of your tether
under a spell
have cold feet
in a pother
in a tiz-woz
moved
disorderly
volatile
tensed
haggard
unbalanced
overemotional
all wound up
disorientated
hag-ridden
reserved
oversensitive
champing at the bit
narked
histrionic
stir-crazy
erratic
sorry
overstretched
distrait
scunnered
bewildered
lamentable
plangent
discomforted
easily upset
dubious
mistrusting
chary
abashed
pressurized
US
pressurised
UK
strange
perplexed
lost
funeral
sheepish
grim
chafed
cowering
deploring
anxiously waiting
nervously awaiting
fearfully anticipating
apprehensively expecting
biting one's nails
falling apart
approval-seeking
lugubrious
foreboding
chicken-hearted
sissy
butterflies
jellyfish
plaintive
apprehensive about
intimidated by
circumspect
untrusting
put upon
stiff
alarmed at
in a fluster
regretful
tied up in knots
in pieces
phobic
avid
unenthusiastic
downbeat
funky
lacking social skills
tongue-tied
basket case
teed off
in awe
at wit's end
spineless
painful
in a frenzy
in a lather
shell-shocked
in fear and trepidation
very scared
numb with fear
hopeless
having stage fright
biting nails
having a funny feeling
panicked
leery
quivery
paralysed with fear
UK
on the rack
all agog
open-mouthed
hyperactive
with bated breath
suicidal
tooshie
swivel-eyed
on guard
forlorn
downcast
freaked-out
wound-up
crazy
high
keyed-up
fired-up
hot-and-bothered
stirred
strung-out
worn
worked-up
unstrung
tired
spent
wakeful
morose
heavyhearted
broken
cheerless
throwing a wobbly
beside yourself
frozen with fear
insomniac
paralyzed with fear
US
gloomy
dismal
down
bereaved
wrecked
heartsick
hurting
steamed up
flipped out
out of your mind
resigned
discouraged
disheartened
mourning
crushed
hot under collar
all shook up
in despair
defeatist
awake
unsleeping
no-win
melancholic
strabilious
bleak
sunk
insomnolent
grumpy
cross
suspecting
alert
petulant
testy
irascible
can't win
shot down
struggling
peevish
vigilant
not a prayer
at end of one's rope
down in the dumps
in the pits
in the soup
in the dumps
trustless
unforthcoming
woebegone
cranky
crabby
ratty
snappish
without sleep
wide awake
wide-awake
attentive
sleepless
crotchety
huffy
quizzical
possessive
self-effacing
tetchy
heavy with grief
overcome with sorrow
querulous
splenetic
crabbed
perverse
captious
unbelieving
wondering
complaining
ornery
mean
jealous
in difficulties
grumbling
whining
critical
in a tight corner
in a tight spot
carping
caviling
US
contrary
with your back to the wall
having reservations
in doubt
faultfinding
wreck
cavilling
UK
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
short-tempered
ill-natured
out of sorts
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not complete or absolute
qualified
conditional
contingent
guarded
equivocal
limited
provisional
reserved
restricted
adapted
adjusted
bounded
circumscribed
modified
amended
cautious
moderated
hesitant
refined
tempered
confined
partial
provisory
lessened
reduced
relative
restrictive
inconclusive
uncertain
unconfirmed
with conditions
with conditions attached
with reservations
with strings attached
granted on certain terms
not absolute
iffy
codicillary
fortuitous
obscure
reliant
relying on
depending on
subject to
dependent upon
with grain of salt
stipulatory
dependent
incidental
hypothetical
conditioned
qualificatory
exclusive
selective
subject to change
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Fearful, timid, or lacking courage
timorous
cowardly
fearful
gutless
chicken
yellow
wimpish
scared
cowering
frightened
mousy
afraid
quaking
mousey
sissy
tremulous
recreant
trembling
skittish
apprehensive
fainthearted
scary
fearsome
hesitant
trepidatious
faint
shuddering
faint-hearted
weak-kneed
yellow-bellied
easily frightened
lacking courage
poor-spirited
spineless
nervous
weak
lily-livered
pusillanimous
timid
daunted
craven
pigeon-hearted
spiritless
jittery
irresolute
soft
wimpy
wet
shrinking
meek
cringey
anxious
panicky
pigeonhearted
unheroic
capricious
gentle
shaky
browbeaten
wavering
unnerved
submissive
dismayed
bullied
unassured
cowed
vacillating
feeble
intimidated
Milquetoast
having cold feet
diffident
boneless
weak-willed
unmanly
jumpy
feart
chicken-hearted
nervy
chicken-livered
easily scared
weakling
candy-assed
spooked
coy
retiring
shy
funky
dastardly
chickenhearted
sissified
milk-livered
unassertive
poltroon
pathetic
worried
nerveless
characterless
frail
unconfident
abject
wishy-washy
effete
insecure
uneasy
limp-wristed
lame
uncertain
base
antsy
weakened
namby-pamby
passive
unconvincing
invertebrate
unenthusiastic
tame
ineffectual
alarmed
mild
terrified
skittery
tense
agitated
caitiff
milk-and-water
half-hearted
wussy
startled
squirrelly
fretful
troubled
perturbed
self-conscious
upset
lacking confidence
unsure
lacking self-confidence
not self-assured
self-doubting
running scared
self-effacing
introverted
impotent
wary
sheepish
squeamish
unforthcoming
uptight
spookish
skitterish
bashful
petrified
concerned
edgy
restless
sookie
cowhearted
backward
worthless
queazy
excited
horrified
cringing
fidgety
token
bothered
very nervous
overstrung
indeterminate
inept
ineffective
panic-stricken
scared stiff
frantic
twitchy
hysterical
frightened out of your wits
scared witless
meager
US
scared to death
scared out of your wits
terror-stricken
vague
nominal
superficial
feckless
dithery
terror-struck
horror-stricken
disturbed
horror-struck
toey
beside oneself
white-livered
paper tiger
no guts
indifferent
having the willies
queasy
with your heart in your mouth
shaking in one's shoes
shaking like a leaf
aghast
lacking assurance
lacking in confidence
in a cold sweat
frozen
ill at ease
tenuous
meagre
UK
windy
milksoppish
in a funk
not confident
in a blue funk
overwrought
on edge
affrighted
afeared
frit
paltry
in a state
in a tizzy
in a tizz
low-key
agog
mean-spirited
coward
niddering
poltroonish
weedy
mouselike
emasculated
quiet
daft
nerdy
like a lamb to the slaughter
inhibited
ignoble
afraid of one's own shadow
unsubstantial
fragile
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
indecisive
approval-seeking
moderate
flimsy
withdrawn
reticent
fickle
unobtrusive
introvert
faltering
dithering
useless
colourless
UK
pale
colorless
US
plain
unassuming
unsettled
taut
powerless
undetermined
fallible
forceless
pithless
excitable
angsty
emasculate
disquieted
corruptible
supine
hemming and hawing
waffling
yielding
unreliable
undependable
distressed
stressed
neurotic
flighty
shaken
rattled
flurried
terrorized
US
rabbity
hysteric
shocked
brittle
quivery
easily led
stunned
terrorised
UK
unglued
careful
apprehensive about
intimidated by
without a will of your own
in a flap
alarmed at
in a fluster
afraid of one's shadow
fluttery
slack-spined
uncomfortable
shivery
discomposed
in awe
unrelaxed
easily agitated
high-strung
highly strung
shaking
strained
wired
quivering
worked up
keyed up
strung out
wrought up
het up
on tenterhooks
hinky
unquiet
stressy
goosey
white-knuckled
on pins and needles
atwitter
aflutter
hyper
spooky
in a state of agitation
in a state of nerves
hung up
a bundle of nerves
frisky
stressed out
creepy
unrestful
sensitive
strung up
in a stew
frightened to death
like a cat on a hot tin roof
all of a doodah
all of a lather
all of a dither
like a cat on hot bricks
bricking oneself
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not perfected
unperfected
austere
crude
cursory
formless
hard
imperfect
preliminary
raw
rough-and-ready
roughhewn
rudimentary
shapeless
sketchy
spartan
uncompleted
uncut
undressed
unfashioned
unfinished
unformed
unhewn
unpolished
unprocessed
unrefined
unwrought
Adjective
▲
Lacking in confidence, assertiveness or self-assurance
humble
meek
unassertive
deferential
submissive
obsequious
servile
acquiescent
compliant
cowed
demure
lamblike
obedient
obliging
shy
soft
spineless
spiritless
subdued
tame
unobtrusive
unprotesting
unresisting
yielding
gentle
lowly
reverential
subservient
biddable
docile
polite
resistless
sheepish
supplicatory
timid
apprehensive
fearful
hesitant
manageable
mild
quiet
sycophantic
timorous
tractable
unambitious
mim
self-conscious
dutiful
obeisant
passive
accommodating
pliant
regardful
reverent
unassuming
amenable
worshipful
resigned
respectful
governable
controllable
conformable
self-effacing
modest
gracious
law-abiding
malleable
unpretentious
admiring
appreciative
civil
courteous
patient
considerate
forbearing
thoughtful
persuadable
complaisant
ductile
duteous
pliable
mannerly
attentive
deferent
slavish
willing
ingratiating
fawning
tolerant
agreeable
persuasible
longanimous
worshiping
US
awed
teachable
down-to-earth
nonresistant
upholding
devout
worshipping
UK
solemn
venerational
pious
peaceful
peaceable
unresistant
tolerating
solicitous
lenient
gullible
trusting
workable
impressionable
diffident
courtly
chivalrous
gallant
game
suggestible
non-resisting
venerating
toadying
long-suffering
easily swayed
ingratiatory
self-abasing
well mannered
well-mannered
grovelling
UK
supine
bootlicking
nonresisting
domesticated
comformable
obeying
abject
giving-in
groveling
US
bowing down
uncomplaining
complying
subordinate
menial
surrendering
amiable
placable
kowtowing
disciplinable
trainable
handleable
under the thumb
under one's thumb
cooperative
adaptable
manipulable
easy
orderly
easygoing
mellow
docious
cool
milky
complacent
usable
childlike
easily influenced
well-behaved
laid-back
easily handled
weak-kneed
easily manipulated
susceptible
influenceable
responsive
receptive
flexible
suasible
susceptive
open
credulous
accepting
assenting
good
moldable
disciplined
easily led
convincible
like putty in your hands
easily persuaded
consenting
accessible
amendable
naive
indulgent
easy-going
supple
go-with-the-flow
transformable
bendy
disposed
ready
prone
alterable
modifiable
unquestioning
tameable
conformist
tamable
accordant
conciliatory
variable
pervious
trained
changeable
formative
adjustable
conforming
sheeplike
assentive
non-resistant
fluid
ingenuous
unsuspecting
agentic
versatile
inexperienced
agreeing
approving
under control
forgiving
bendable
convertible
helpful
mouldable
elastic
movable
exploitable
pushover
inclined
open-minded
innocent
tender
well behaved
impressible
seemly
predisposed
sympathetic
favorable
US
wide-eyed
favourable
UK
putty in one's hands
rolls with punches
over-trustful
over-trusting
well-disposed
easily taken advantage of
easily deceived
easily taken in
readily taken advantage of
acceptive
well-disciplined
consentient
assentient
untroublesome
compromising
submitting
quiescent
enduring
weak
multiway
spongy
acceding
civilized
US
encourageable
civilised
UK
mobile
willing to compromise
plastic
unformed
restrained
acquiescing
proper
open to change
domestic
rolling with punches
friendly
generous
Uriah Heepish
concurring
onside
supportive
vulnerable
good-natured
good-tempered
well brought up
mindful
well-brought-up
decorous
companionable
useful
eager to please
forthcoming
permissive
sensitive
unwary
good-humoured
UK
good-humored
US
eager to help
gullable
given
defenceless
UK
swayable
devoted
loyal
faithful
emotional
glad to be of assistance
observant
in accord
in agreement
honoring
US
hearsome
honouring
UK
defenseless
US
well-trained
well disciplined
well trained
happy
prepared
in one's pocket
in one's power
in one's clutches
dewy-eyed
wide open
thin-skinned
easily moved
sitting duck
highly strung
at risk
out on a limb
fall for
wrapped around finger
on a string
at beck and call
pleased
able to be influenced
deceivable
compassionate
charitable
glad
dupable
clement
enthusiastic
eager
content
keen
pardoning
moderate
benign
merciful
pampering
liberal
temperate
unburdensome
unsuspicious
mollycoddling
humoring
US
spoiling
excusing
light
condoning
deludable
fleeceable
lax
unoppressive
set
humouring
UK
desirous
like-minded
nothing loath
in the mood
one
in accord with
so minded
in favour
UK
of a mind
so-minded
fain
in favor
US
zealous
minded
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Acting as a substitute or surrogate for another
supplementary
substitute
replacement
acting
reserve
surrogate
temporary
alternative
proxy
backup
caretaker
deputy
interim
provisional
relief
standby
stopgap
locum
additional
alternate
ancillary
auxiliary
intervening
makeshift
provisionary
provisory
second
substitutive
supplemental
extra
supernumerary
transitional
fill-in
stand-in
fall-back
pinch-hitting
short-term
ad interim
pro tem
second-string
pro tempore
temp
new
dummy
improvised
quick-and-dirty
make-do
spare
rough-and-ready
throwaway
slapdash
emergency
fallback
secondary
back-up
another
other
supply
in reserve
cover
subsidiary
sub
surplus
adoptive
complementary
accessory
supporting
expediential
foster
free
fresh
impromptu
changeover
assistant
in store
different
possible
understudy
redundant
superfluous
unused
support
non-standard
adjutant
delegated
leftover
holding
optional
supererogatory
duplicate
peripheral
accessorial
rough and ready
contributory
appurtenant
adjuvant
adjunct
subordinate
band-aid
thrown-together
ad hoc
non-permanent
pop-up
junior
associate
back up
lesser
lower
subservient
attendant
younger
minor
inferior
smaller
lowly
youngest
under
less
lower-level
second-rate
low-ranking
second-class
low-grade
lower-ranking
second-fiddle
vice-
less important
sub-
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Performed or supplied at an initial stage
advance
preliminary
initial
explorative
exploratory
leading
pilot
trial
expeditionary
first
foremost
forward
inductive
initiatory
introductory
maiden
opening
precursory
prefatory
preparatory
test
vanguard
experimental
fact-finding
investigative
at the fore
in front
in the forefront
in the lead
sent ahead
sent on ahead
front
head
prior
early
fore
preceding
prelusive
beginning
frontal
earliest
preparative
frontward
anterior
frontwards
primary
prelim
precursive
basic
elementary
prodromal
preludial
fundamental
prelusory
facial
ventral
prodromic
readying
primal
elemental
preparing
lead-in
rudimentary
inaugural
starting
original
incipient
antecedent
foundation
proemial
foundational
provisional
prefatorial
embryonic
commencing
prolegomenal
preambular
preambulatory
inceptive
exordial
inchoate
nascent
primitive
precautionary
fledgling
rudimental
young
initiative
underlying
basal
essential
infant
abecedarian
headmost
prolegomenous
meat-and-potatoes
explanatory
qualifying
premier
pioneer
virgin
prime
leadoff
prep
before
previous
germinal
simple
entry-level
premature
raw
prior to
undeveloped
in anticipation of
in advance of
old
brand-new
simplest
substratal
ABCs
plain
simplified
primo
clear
radical
bog-standard
meat and potatoes
more ❯
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