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Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met
Hesitant, uncertain, or cautious
Lacking certainty or decisiveness or unwilling to commit
Not offering, involving, or eager for new or stimulating things
In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture
Unable to think straight
Not complete or absolute
Fearful, timid, or lacking courage
Not perfected
Uncertain
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
▲
Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met
indefinite
provisional
unconfirmed
trial
unsettled
experimental
preliminary
speculative
test
conjectural
exploratory
pilot
TBC
conditional
dependent
provisionary
provisory
unproven
unsubstantiated
untried
pencilled in
acting
contingent
makeshift
probationary
rough
subject to
temporary
undecided
subject to confirmation
ad interim
contingent on
contingent upon
not final
not settled
on trial
to be confirmed
open for consideration
open to consideration
subject to change
developmental
sample
probing
investigative
fact-finding
explorative
based on
resting on
hanging on
hingeing on
depending on
determined by
controlled by
model
practice
approximate
initial
testing
mock
interim
caretaker
stopgap
pretend
simulated
transitional
changeover
improvised
working
empirical
qualified
unfinished
limited
confirmation
elimination
corroboration
interregnal
draft
US
outline
draught
UK
investigational
fill-in
make-do
hypothetical
searching
pro tem
analytic
pro tempore
rough-and-ready
untested
examining
based
preparatory
under review
beginning
unproved
unconcluded
depending
counting
relying
susceptible to
related to
relying on
liable to
under control of
relative to
incidental to
conditional on
swayed by
resultant from
regulated by
bound by
accessory to
influenced by
first stage
dependent on
on the drawing board
tied to
bound up with
more ❯
“They have reached a
tentative
agreement to hold talks next month.”
Adjective
▲
Hesitant, uncertain, or cautious
hesitant
cautious
faltering
uncertain
doubtful
timid
unsure
diffident
halting
backward
hesitating
iffy
shaky
unconfident
unsteady
wavering
undecided
disinclined
irresolute
reluctant
shy
vacillating
vacillatory
wobbly
indecisive
slow
sceptical
UK
delaying
half-hearted
stumbling
uneager
unpredictable
averse
lazy
unwilling
doubting
skeptical
US
dawdling
afraid
hanging back
lacking confidence
broken
stammering
loath
pendulous
vacillant
shilly-shally
weak
stuttering
imperfect
awkward
laboured
UK
disjointed
non-fluent
labored
US
bumbling
inept
unhandy
claudicant
gauche
lumbering
ham-handed
maladroit
ham-fisted
wooden
clumsy
dubious
ambivalent
nervous
dithering
stalling
shilly-shallying
oscillating
havering
in doubt
cunctatory
having qualms
dilly-dallying
having misgivings
in two minds
humming and hawing
in a quandary
in a dilemma
blowing hot and cold
on the horns of a dilemma
more ❯
“It was just about 12 years ago that I sat on my living room floor, watching Natalie take her first
tentative
steps.”
Adjective
▲
Lacking certainty or decisiveness or unwilling to commit
noncommittal
undecided
irresolute
ambivalent
indecisive
uncommitted
wavering
torn
unclear
uncertain
unsure
dithering
waffling
unresolved
equivocating
hesitant
vacillating
doubtful
dubious
indefinite
oscillating
floating
neutral
not sure
wishy-washy
shilly-shallying
in two minds
on the fence
in a dilemma
in a quandary
of two minds
in doubt
on-the-fence
unsettled
undetermined
iffy
hesitating
blowing hot and cold
divided
faltering
unconvinced
teetering
fluctuating
equivocal
sitting on the fence
hemming and hawing
vague
suspicious
distrustful
sceptical
UK
skeptical
US
mistrustful
trustless
up in the air
split
fickle
ambiguous
hinky
halting
betwixt and between
in the balance
running hot and cold
weak-minded
pending
debatable
infirm
borderline
chancy
leery
weak
shaky
doubting
on the horns of a dilemma
touch-and-go
unknown
indeterminate
open
hazy
unascertained
unestablished
vacillant
insecure
perplexed
unconfirmed
unfinished
problematic
volatile
dodgy
dicey
fluctuant
diffident
pussyfooting
unstable
like doubting Thomas
faithless
weak-kneed
yet to be decided
hedging your bets
hot-and-cold
in the middle
without belief
agnostic
open to question
changeable
hot and cold
questionable
unconfident
speculative
confused
vexed
not definite
impartial
unable to decide
humming and hawing
unassertive
in limbo
dilly-dallying
shillyshallying
uneventful
astraddle
wobbling
inconstant
swithering
pendent
unsteady
cagey
nervous
loath
reticent
indisposed
disinclined
loth
reluctant
cagy
changing
halfhearted
fearful
wobbly
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
questioning
unassured
unsavoury
UK
untrusty
full of doubt
moot
disputable
outstanding
arguable
weak of mind
controversial
unconcluded
on the back burner
on ice
open to doubt
unreliable
conditional
unpredictable
problematical
capricious
whimsical
in lap of gods
erratic
incalculable
in the lap of the gods
fishy
risky
more ❯
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
reluctant
fastidious
canny
delicate
squeamish
dainty
non-committal
vague
unrevealing
moderate
controlled
overcareful
overcautious
uneasy
loath
distrustful
sceptical
UK
mistrustful
dubious
doubtful
averse
afraid
frugal
disinclined
mean
nervous
parsimonious
stingy
iffy
thrifty
inhibited
miserly
constrained
skeptical
US
economical
particular
sparing
more ❯
Adjective
▲
In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture
conjectural
academic
hypothetical
speculative
suppositional
theoretical
abstract
inferred
notional
postulated
academical
assumed
groundless
presumed
presupposed
putative
supposed
suppositious
suppositive
surmised
suspected
theoretic
unfounded
unproven
unsubstantiated
untested
doubtful
figured
guessing
guesstimated
ideational
postulational
reputed
surmising
suspect
uncertain
unresolved
based on guesswork
on a hunch
on a long shot
philosophical
intellectual
unproved
formularized
analytical
idealized
US
ideological
logical
idealised
UK
in theory
imaginary
vague
quixotic
codified
pedantic
transcendental
formalistic
general
instanced
problematical
contingent
transcendent
impractical
imaginative
unearthly
ideal
pure
on paper
as a premise
in the abstract
unconfirmed
postulatory
imagined
conjectured
nominal
presumptive
conceptual
non-practical
blue-sky
non-technical
basic
higher
fundamental
experimental
hairy
dangerous
projected
conceptive
hypothetic
metaphysical
alleged
apparent
supposititious
purported
likely
asserted
inferential
seeming
ostensible
ostensive
evident
rumoured
UK
rumored
US
prima facie
accepted
unreal
held
thought
unrealistic
reported
believed
indefinite
said
claimed
understood
intelle
divinatory
fanciful
fancied
illusory
paradigmatic
visionary
imagal
recognized
US
acknowledged
considered
regarded
professed
recondite
deemed
estimated
unpractical
nonconcrete
imputed
reputative
intangible
immaterial
unpragmatic
specious
irrelevant
accounted
commonly believed
commonly regarded
soi-disant
recognised
UK
declared
useless
reckoned
judged
invented
made-up
fictional
fabled
gossiped
suppository
ivory-tower
indeterminate
casual
contestable
disputable
equivocal
assumptive
stochastic
concocted
questionable
conditional
conjecturable
debatable
refutable
provisory
proposed
guessed
pretending
problematic
ivory-towered
ivory-towerish
made up
expected
hypothesized
US
granted
anticipated
implicit
given
connoted
tacit
hypothesised
UK
counted on
taken as known
taken for granted
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
restless
disturbed
unsettled
overwrought
fearful
wired
concerned
frightened
stressed
in a tizzy
distressed
shaky
scared
disquieted
overstrung
toey
fretful
worked up
discomposed
hyper
highly strung
uncomfortable
strung out
afraid
spooked
excited
high-strung
in a state
skittish
stressy
hysterical
strained
flurried
neurotic
restive
alarmed
unnerved
strung up
ruffled
excitable
dismayed
squirrelly
spooky
windy
disconcerted
in a state of agitation
shaken
adrenalized
like a cat on a hot tin roof
wound up
in a state of nerves
in a stew
distraught
in a tizz
annoyed
brittle
unrelaxed
all of a lather
like a cat on hot bricks
febrile
sensitive
trembling
vexed
shaking
discombobulated
unglued
panicky
wrought up
shy
in a twitter
in a sweat
having kittens
a bundle of nerves
in a twit
unstable
fluttery
angsty
tormented
quaking
overanxious
in suspense
anguished
choked
rattled
irked
bundle of nerves
hot and bothered
beside oneself
under stress
stressed out
bricking oneself
in a cold sweat
all of a doodah
shook up
timid
flighty
embarrassed
discomfited
bashful
skittery
taut
fraught
self-conscious
irritable
shocked
distracted
spasmodic
terrified
frantic
careful
suspicious
feeling anxious
nail-biting
fazed
discountenanced
harassed
timorous
fretting
shivery
provoked
confused
fevered
inconvenienced
irritated
quivering
hassled
white-knuckled
nervous wreck
worried sick
like a fish out of water
riled
beset
muddled
tortured
plagued
angstful
solicitous
bugged
clutched
put out
a wreck
with one's stomach in knots
having butterflies in the stomach
shot to pieces
with your heart in your mouth
worried stiff
twittering
awkward
trepidatious
caught up
graceless
under pressure
faltering
inhibited
unnatural
gauche
out of place
retiring
shrinking
blushing
under a strain
Delphic
unassured
unpoised
frisky
creepy
unrestful
hectic
mousy
withdrawn
pressured
frazzled
strict
cautious
conventional
all of a flutter
turbulent
desperate
flushed
startled
intense
nerve-racking
stressful
watchful
distrustful
unpeaceful
wreck
moving
moved
shot
aghast
dreading
fidgeting
active
unsteady
itchy
fitful
easily frightened
easily agitated
in a panic
daunted
aquiver
afflicted
asea
doubtful
in a flat spin
in a spin
sweating bullets
a basket case
emotional
frenzied
unreluctant
irrational
up the wall
white knuckled
pestered
perplexed
harried
exacerbated
puzzled
harrowed
displeased
chagrined
miffed
aggravated
pained
mortified
nerves on edge
hurt
wrought-up
overactive
overexcited
hot under the collar
hyped-up
afire
atingle
heated
hyperexcited
tossing and turning
old-fashioned
on the defensive
grieved
gutted
sad
saddened
unhappy
zipped up
hot
juiced up
angered
offended
disappointed
fretted
low
thrown
verklempt
blue
unzipped
wounded
cut up
in disorder
amazed
in a dither
shaking in one's shoes
come apart
broken up
at sixes and sevens
psyched out
all torn up
bummed out
impatient
wrung
all nerves
in turmoil
on the qui vive
horrified
horror-struck
petrified
terrorized
US
frozen
terror-stricken
intimidated
scared stiff
terrorised
UK
unconfident
affrighted
stunned
scared to death
wretched
miserable
scary
beleaguered
diffident
pusillanimous
cowardly
running scared
hysteric
fainthearted
cowed
tremulous
panic-stricken
chicken
yellow
weak
terror-struck
horror-stricken
faint-hearted
scared witless
sorrowful
aroused
lily-livered
angst-ridden
careworn
disconsolate
inconsolable
heartbroken
fractious
mousey
dolorous
spineless
oppressed
burdened
meek
fearsome
feverish
desolate
mistrustful
appalled
cowering
devastated
despairing
obsessed
sissy
sorrowing
grief-stricken
overwhelmed
submissive
frightened to death
broken-hearted
waiting for the axe to fall
pessimistic
in a funk
brokenhearted
waiting with bated breath
haunted
in a blue funk
self-doubting
not confident
overburdened
exercised
having cold feet
peeved
dubious
wrecked
shook
pinched
drawn
gutless
doleful
agog
mournful
wary
despondent
manic
depressed
traumatized
US
grieving
basket case
guarded
sceptical
UK
rueful
dejected
craven
unassertive
woeful
melancholy
agonized
US
wimpish
bitter
hyperactive
wimpy
unheroic
exasperated
touchy
doubting
skeptical
US
shot down
traumatised
UK
dolesome
soft
feeble
recreant
disoriented
wailing
weak-kneed
questioning
phobic
frightened out of your wits
weeping
scared out of your wits
spiritless
preoccupied
demoralized
US
gun-shy
paranoid
cynical
wet
bewailing
hounded
stressed-out
bemoaning
lacking courage
feart
perverse
stiff
aching
ornery
pigeonhearted
demoralised
UK
galled
shaking like a leaf
weighed down
angry
suffering
passive
pigeon-hearted
yellow-bellied
in a lather
stupefied
afeared
frit
rabbity
weary
bedevilled
UK
agonised
UK
high
poor-spirited
numb
affected
dazed
dumbfounded
chicken-hearted
in pain
lacking confidence
lacking self-confidence
lacking in confidence
lacking assurance
bedeviled
US
not self-assured
racked with suffering
racked with pain
pushing the panic button
at the end of your tether
in doubt
have cold feet
in a pother
in a tiz-woz
worrying
disorderly
inflamed
volatile
dragged
ripped
tensed
unbalanced
overemotional
disorientated
stirred up
flapping
all wound up
carried away
unconsolable
distrait
narked
histrionic
reserved
introverted
sorry
cringey
bewildered
overstretched
curt
scunnered
eagerly
hard-pressed
strange
lost
lamentable
plangent
gentle
Milquetoast
capricious
bullied
browbeaten
easily upset
mistrusting
chary
pressurized
US
pressurised
UK
funeral
hag-ridden
abashed
discomforted
avid
all agog
open-mouthed
prim
stilted
chafed
compulsive
obsessive
deploring
foreboding
biting one's nails
falling apart
anxiously waiting
nervously awaiting
fearfully anticipating
apprehensively expecting
approval-seeking
unruly
lugubrious
with bated breath
plaintive
recalcitrant
apprehensive about
intimidated by
circumspect
untrusting
butterflies
jellyfish
alarmed at
in a fluster
regretful
tied up in knots
in pieces
oversensitive
fixated
refractory
funky
teed off
obstinate
stubborn
unyielding
in awe
unhealthy
abnormal
biting nails
having a funny feeling
having stage fright
tongue-tied
lacking social skills
painful
shell-shocked
in a frenzy
very scared
in fear and trepidation
numb with fear
maladjusted
leery
paralysed
UK
speechless
paralyzed
US
hopeless
on the rack
put upon
champing at the bit
erratic
deviant
aberrant
disordered
benumbed
transfixed
tooshie
swivel-eyed
paralysed with fear
UK
immobilized
US
immobilised
UK
at wit's end
under the cosh
up against it
panicked
suicidal
crazy
keyed-up
fired-up
stirred
unstrung
freaked-out
wound-up
hot-and-bothered
strung-out
worn
worked-up
tired
spent
on guard
visited by
preyed upon
haggard
wakeful
throwing a wobbly
beside yourself
heavyhearted
broken
cheerless
morose
forlorn
downcast
insomniac
steamed up
flipped out
out of your mind
bereaved
down
heartsick
hurting
vague
indeterminate
unclear
equivocal
borderline
unknown
questionable
ambiguous
dubitable
chancy
inconclusive
gloomy
dismal
hot under collar
all shook up
mourning
crushed
sheepish
frozen with fear
resigned
discouraged
disheartened
unsleeping
awake
paralyzed with fear
US
grumpy
in despair
defeatist
possessed
persecuted
cross
insomnolent
petulant
testy
gripped
irascible
melancholic
strabilious
bleak
sunk
no-win
long-suffering
grim
peevish
suspecting
alert
consumed
cranky
crabby
ratty
dominated
controlled
snappish
vigilant
crotchety
trustless
can't win
woebegone
huffy
mad
cursed
overcome
seized
tetchy
querulous
in the pits
not a prayer
at end of one's rope
down in the dumps
in the soup
in the dumps
splenetic
without sleep
wide-awake
attentive
sleepless
wide awake
dogged
overpowered
surrounded
crabbed
possessive
quizzical
heavy with grief
overcome with sorrow
captious
clouded
insane
devoured
held
bewitched
heavy-laden
complaining
quivery
violent
taken over
under a spell
fiendish
in the grip of
wondering
unbelieving
dastardly
mean
poltroon
grumbling
whining
critical
chickenhearted
jealous
carping
caviling
US
contrary
sissified
faultfinding
boneless
having reservations
cavilling
UK
abject
bad-tempered
base
ill-tempered
in question
short-tempered
ill-natured
caitiff
out of sorts
sookie
cowhearted
backward
worthless
chicken-livered
white-livered
no guts
milk-livered
having the willies
paper tiger
candy-assed
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
incidental
fortuitous
obscure
reliant
depending on
subject to
relying on
with grain of salt
dependent upon
dependent
stipulatory
subject
hypothetical
conditioned
depending
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
half-hearted
chicken-livered
easily scared
weakling
candy-assed
spooked
coy
retiring
shy
funky
dastardly
chickenhearted
sissified
unassertive
milk-livered
pathetic
poltroon
worried
nerveless
characterless
unconfident
frail
effete
insecure
wishy-washy
uneasy
limp-wristed
agitated
uncertain
terrified
weakened
antsy
namby-pamby
passive
invertebrate
lame
ineffectual
alarmed
abject
base
skittery
tense
milk-and-water
wussy
startled
overwrought
squirrelly
unconvincing
hysterical
fretful
troubled
tame
unenthusiastic
self-conscious
perturbed
lacking confidence
upset
unsure
lacking self-confidence
not self-assured
self-doubting
mild
self-effacing
introverted
impotent
wary
sheepish
squeamish
unforthcoming
caitiff
spookish
skitterish
uptight
bashful
petrified
concerned
edgy
restless
excited
horrified
token
queazy
fidgety
very nervous
bothered
indeterminate
inept
ineffective
overstrung
panic-stricken
scared stiff
frantic
frightened out of your wits
scared witless
twitchy
scared to death
scared out of your wits
terror-stricken
vague
nominal
superficial
feckless
terror-struck
horror-stricken
dithery
horror-struck
beside oneself
disturbed
toey
indifferent
with your heart in your mouth
shaking in one's shoes
queasy
shaking like a leaf
aghast
lacking assurance
lacking in confidence
in a cold sweat
frozen
ill at ease
windy
milksoppish
in a funk
not confident
in a blue funk
on edge
affrighted
afeared
frit
paltry
running scared
in a state
in a tizzy
in a tizz
mean-spirited
agog
niddering
coward
poltroonish
silly
foolish
mouselike
emasculated
weedy
quiet
like a lamb to the slaughter
inhibited
drippy
afraid of one's own shadow
ignoble
daft
nerdy
indecisive
approval-seeking
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
cringing
withdrawn
reticent
fickle
unobtrusive
introvert
faltering
dithering
useless
forceless
pithless
colourless
UK
pale
colorless
US
plain
unassuming
unsettled
taut
powerless
undetermined
fallible
excitable
angsty
disquieted
corruptible
supine
hemming and hawing
waffling
yielding
unreliable
undependable
distressed
stressed
neurotic
flighty
flurried
shaken
rattled
terrorized
US
rabbity
brittle
spasmodic
hysteric
shocked
quivery
without a will of your own
easily led
stunned
terrorised
UK
afraid of one's shadow
unglued
careful
apprehensive about
intimidated by
fluttery
in a flap
alarmed at
in a fluster
unsubstantial
meager
US
fragile
uncomfortable
shivery
discomposed
in awe
moderate
flimsy
tenuous
meagre
UK
easily agitated
high-strung
highly strung
unrelaxed
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
low-key
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
sookie
cowhearted
backward
worthless
bricking oneself
white-livered
paper tiger
no guts
having the willies
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
▲
Uncertain
subject to change
uncertain
conditional
not carved in stone
not firmed up
proposed
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
unassuming
accommodating
pliant
modest
regardful
self-effacing
unpretentious
reverent
amenable
resigned
respectful
governable
controllable
conformable
gracious
law-abiding
malleable
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
worshipful
upholding
devout
worshipping
UK
solemn
venerational
pious
peaceful
unpresuming
unboastful
peaceable
unresistant
tolerating
solicitous
lenient
gullible
trusting
workable
impressionable
diffident
courtly
chivalrous
gallant
toadying
game
suggestible
non-resisting
venerating
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
open
susceptive
assenting
moldable
accepting
convincible
like putty in your hands
easily persuaded
consenting
accessible
credulous
good
indulgent
easy-going
supple
go-with-the-flow
transformable
bendy
untroublesome
alterable
modifiable
disciplined
conciliatory
variable
pervious
inexperienced
mouldable
changeable
formative
adjustable
assentive
amendable
non-resistant
fluid
versatile
agreeing
approving
under control
easily led
forgiving
bendable
convertible
helpful
elastic
disposed
ready
open-minded
seemly
sympathetic
favorable
US
favourable
UK
putty in one's hands
rolls with punches
well-disposed
acceptive
conformist
tameable
unformed
consentient
assentient
accordant
tamable
compromising
submitting
quiescent
enduring
weak
movable
plastic
spongy
trained
convenient
multiway
acceding
encourageable
able to be influenced
conforming
willing to compromise
restrained
mobile
well-regulated
well-disciplined
open to change
domestic
acquiescing
proper
rolling with punches
friendly
generous
onside
supportive
Uriah Heepish
good-natured
good-tempered
companionable
useful
eager to please
eager to help
forthcoming
concurring
easy to deal with
administrable
well brought up
well behaved
mindful
well-brought-up
decorous
good-humoured
UK
good-humored
US
devoted
permissive
loyal
faithful
observant
honoring
US
sheeplike
hearsome
unquestioning
honouring
UK
glad to be of assistance
well-trained
well disciplined
well trained
in one's pocket
in one's power
in one's clutches
in accord
in agreement
wrapped around finger
on a string
at beck and call
deceivable
compassionate
charitable
inclined
dupable
clement
happy
prepared
pardoning
moderate
benign
merciful
pampering
naive
liberal
temperate
unburdensome
unsuspicious
mollycoddling
humoring
US
spoiling
excusing
light
condoning
deludable
fleeceable
lax
unoppressive
pleased
humouring
UK
glad
enthusiastic
eager
content
keen
set
predisposed
prone
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
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
supplementary
extra
supernumerary
transitional
fill-in
stand-in
fall-back
pinch-hitting
short-term
ad interim
pro tem
second-string
pro tempore
temp
new
dummy
spare
improvised
rough-and-ready
quick-and-dirty
make-do
throwaway
slapdash
emergency
fallback
secondary
supply
back-up
other
another
subsidiary
in reserve
changeover
supporting
adoptive
cover
expediential
accessory
surplus
subordinate
complementary
foster
sub
assistant
subservient
different
impromptu
redundant
holding
superfluous
unused
support
adjutant
delegated
possible
understudy
rough and ready
leftover
free
fresh
optional
supererogatory
duplicate
non-standard
in store
appurtenant
peripheral
accessorial
adjunct
junior
associate
abetting
adjuvant
contributory
lesser
lower
attendant
younger
minor
inferior
back up
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
prior
preceding
prelusive
lead-in
prelim
prodromal
primary
beginning
early
precursive
preparative
front
head
preludial
prodromic
prelusory
fore
readying
elemental
preparing
elementary
basic
primal
fundamental
earliest
frontal
frontward
frontwards
anterior
facial
ventral
inaugural
original
foundational
embryonic
antecedent
inceptive
foundation
incipient
inchoate
nascent
starting
fledgling
young
infant
qualifying
commencing
premier
pioneer
probing
leadoff
virgin
prime
initiative
rudimentary
headmost
germinal
raw
premature
undeveloped
prolegomenous
primitive
old
brand-new
more ❯
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