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Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met
Serving the function of someone or something else temporarily
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
unconfirmed
trial
unsettled
experimental
preliminary
speculative
test
conjectural
exploratory
pilot
TBC
conditional
dependent
unproven
unsubstantiated
untried
pencilled in
contingent
makeshift
probationary
rough
subject to
undecided
subject to confirmation
contingent on
contingent upon
not final
not settled
on trial
to be confirmed
open for consideration
open to consideration
subject to change
provisional
developmental
sample
probing
investigative
fact-finding
explorative
hingeing on
based on
depending on
resting on
hanging on
controlled by
determined by
model
practice
approximate
initial
testing
mock
pretend
simulated
corroboration
confirmation
elimination
empirical
hypothetical
untested
investigational
based
searching
preparatory
under review
beginning
unproved
unconcluded
depending
analytic
counting
relying
examining
swayed by
resultant from
susceptible to
regulated by
related to
relying on
liable to
under control of
bound by
relative to
incidental to
accessory to
influenced by
conditional on
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
▲
Serving the function of someone or something else temporarily
provisional
provisionary
provisory
acting
temporary
ad interim
interim
caretaker
stopgap
experimental
makeshift
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
short-term
rough-and-tumble
impromptu
crude
simple
basic
unrefined
thrown together
rough and ready
jury-rigged
emergency
intervening
jerry-rigged
rough-hewn
jerry-built
ad hoc
unpolished
cobbled together
clumsy
artless
primitive
unsophisticated
impermanent
passing
transient
sketchy
extemporary
hurried
surrogate
thrown-together
alternate
stand-in
expediential
jury
coarse
rudimentary
homespun
plain
expedient
band-aid
substitute
temp
practical
throwaway
undeveloped
in the rough
homemade
rude
haphazard
rustic
scratch
hastily prepared
wild-and-woolly
ad-lib
more ❯
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
blowing hot and cold
hesitating
divided
faltering
fluctuating
unconvinced
equivocal
sitting on the fence
teetering
hemming and hawing
split
fickle
vague
suspicious
distrustful
sceptical
UK
skeptical
US
mistrustful
trustless
up in the air
running hot and cold
ambiguous
hinky
borderline
halting
betwixt and between
in the balance
weak-minded
pending
debatable
infirm
fluctuant
chancy
leery
weak
shaky
doubting
on the horns of a dilemma
touch-and-go
hot-and-cold
unknown
indeterminate
open
hazy
unascertained
unestablished
vacillant
insecure
perplexed
unconfirmed
unfinished
problematic
volatile
dodgy
dicey
diffident
pussyfooting
unstable
unable to decide
like doubting Thomas
faithless
weak-kneed
yet to be decided
hedging your bets
in the middle
without belief
agnostic
open to question
changeable
hot and cold
questionable
unconfident
speculative
confused
vexed
not definite
impartial
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
apparent
purported
supposititious
alleged
likely
asserted
inferential
ostensible
seeming
ostensive
evident
prima facie
rumoured
UK
rumored
US
unreal
accepted
claimed
thought
held
understood
expected
unrealistic
acknowledged
indefinite
hypothesized
US
anticipated
implicit
given
connoted
tacit
granted
hypothesised
UK
reputative
counted on
taken as known
so-called
taken for granted
intelle
divinatory
admitted
fanciful
fancied
illusory
paradigmatic
just so
recognized
US
reported
visionary
imagal
recondite
imputed
suppository
unpractical
nonconcrete
professed
intangible
immaterial
unpragmatic
commonly believed
commonly regarded
recognised
UK
irrelevant
believed
specious
useless
soi-disant
declared
invented
quote unquote
made-up
fictional
said
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
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
stressed
frightened
in a tizzy
shaky
distressed
scared
overstrung
toey
disquieted
fretful
worked up
discomposed
hyper
highly strung
uncomfortable
strung out
afraid
excited
spooked
in a state
high-strung
stressy
skittish
hysterical
restive
strained
unnerved
flurried
neurotic
alarmed
strung up
ruffled
excitable
squirrelly
spooky
windy
dismayed
disconcerted
in a state of agitation
adrenalized
shaken
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
panicky
shaking
discombobulated
unglued
wrought up
shy
in a twitter
in a sweat
a bundle of nerves
having kittens
in a twit
fluttery
unstable
angsty
overanxious
choked
tormented
quaking
in suspense
anguished
rattled
irked
beside oneself
bundle of nerves
under stress
hot and bothered
bricking oneself
in a cold sweat
stressed out
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
clutched
hassled
nervous wreck
worried sick
like a fish out of water
riled
beset
muddled
tortured
plagued
white-knuckled
angstful
solicitous
bugged
put out
a wreck
shot to pieces
with one's stomach in knots
having butterflies in the stomach
with your heart in your mouth
worried stiff
twittering
trepidatious
awkward
caught up
nerve-racking
stressful
graceless
faltering
inhibited
unnatural
gauche
out of place
Delphic
unassured
unpoised
retiring
shrinking
blushing
nerves on edge
mousy
frisky
creepy
unrestful
withdrawn
frazzled
strict
cautious
conventional
hectic
turbulent
unpeaceful
watchful
fidgeting
active
unsteady
itchy
fitful
all of a flutter
desperate
flushed
startled
intense
aghast
dreading
easily frightened
easily agitated
distrustful
in a panic
daunted
aquiver
afflicted
asea
in a flat spin
in a spin
sweating bullets
a basket case
doubtful
emotional
frenzied
unreluctant
irrational
pestered
perplexed
harried
exacerbated
puzzled
harrowed
displeased
chagrined
miffed
aggravated
pained
mortified
tossing and turning
hurt
old-fashioned
wrought-up
overactive
overexcited
hot under the collar
hyped-up
afire
atingle
heated
hyperexcited
on the defensive
grieved
gutted
sad
saddened
unhappy
zipped up
hot
juiced up
angered
offended
disappointed
fretted
in a dither
shaking in one's shoes
low
thrown
verklempt
blue
unzipped
wounded
cut up
in disorder
amazed
come apart
broken up
at sixes and sevens
psyched out
all torn up
bummed out
impatient
wrung
pressured
all nerves
in turmoil
on the qui vive
under pressure
under a strain
white knuckled
up the wall
horrified
horror-struck
petrified
terrorized
US
frozen
terror-stricken
intimidated
scared stiff
terrorised
UK
unconfident
beleaguered
affrighted
stunned
scared to death
careworn
miserable
scary
oppressed
burdened
diffident
pusillanimous
cowardly
running scared
hysteric
fainthearted
cowed
tremulous
panic-stricken
chicken
yellow
weak
overburdened
terror-struck
horror-stricken
faint-hearted
scared witless
sorrowful
lily-livered
angst-ridden
disconsolate
heartbroken
mousey
wretched
dolorous
spineless
meek
fearsome
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
aroused
having cold feet
exercised
drawn
pinched
peeved
gutless
doleful
fractious
agog
mournful
wary
despondent
manic
depressed
traumatized
US
grieving
guarded
sceptical
UK
rueful
dejected
craven
shook
unassertive
woeful
melancholy
agonized
US
inconsolable
wimpish
hard-pressed
bitter
wimpy
unheroic
exasperated
touchy
doubting
skeptical
US
traumatised
UK
dolesome
soft
feeble
recreant
disoriented
wailing
weak-kneed
questioning
phobic
frightened out of your wits
weeping
scared out of your wits
persecuted
spiritless
preoccupied
demoralized
US
gun-shy
paranoid
cynical
basket case
wet
bewailing
hounded
feverish
stressed-out
bemoaning
lacking courage
feart
aching
weighed down
pigeonhearted
demoralised
UK
galled
shaking like a leaf
angry
suffering
passive
pigeon-hearted
yellow-bellied
stupefied
afeared
frit
rabbity
weary
bedevilled
UK
agonised
UK
high
poor-spirited
numb
affected
dazed
dumbfounded
under the cosh
chicken-hearted
in pain
long-suffering
lacking confidence
lacking self-confidence
lacking in confidence
lacking assurance
bedeviled
US
not self-assured
up against it
racked with suffering
racked with pain
pushing the panic button
at the end of your tether
have cold feet
in a pother
in a tiz-woz
worrying
moved
disorderly
volatile
tensed
haggard
unbalanced
overemotional
disorientated
all wound up
hag-ridden
champing at the bit
narked
histrionic
stir-crazy
reserved
introverted
sorry
cringey
bewildered
overstretched
scunnered
carried away
eagerly
strange
lost
lamentable
plangent
gentle
Milquetoast
capricious
bullied
browbeaten
easily upset
dubious
mistrusting
chary
pressurized
US
pressurised
UK
compulsive
obsessive
funeral
abashed
discomforted
avid
all agog
open-mouthed
grim
chafed
deploring
distrait
foreboding
biting one's nails
falling apart
stiff
anxiously waiting
nervously awaiting
fearfully anticipating
apprehensively expecting
approval-seeking
lugubrious
oversensitive
fixated
with bated breath
plaintive
apprehensive about
intimidated by
circumspect
untrusting
put upon
butterflies
jellyfish
alarmed at
in a fluster
regretful
tied up in knots
in pieces
unhealthy
abnormal
funky
teed off
in awe
at wit's end
biting nails
having a funny feeling
having stage fright
maladjusted
tongue-tied
lacking social skills
painful
shell-shocked
very scared
in fear and trepidation
numb with fear
leery
paralysed
UK
speechless
paralyzed
US
erratic
deviant
aberrant
disordered
hopeless
on the rack
benumbed
transfixed
panicked
in a frenzy
in a lather
paralysed with fear
UK
immobilized
US
immobilised
UK
hyperactive
suicidal
on guard
tooshie
swivel-eyed
visited by
preyed upon
wakeful
crazy
keyed-up
fired-up
stirred
unstrung
freaked-out
wound-up
hot-and-bothered
strung-out
worn
worked-up
tired
spent
forlorn
downcast
insomniac
heavyhearted
broken
cheerless
morose
throwing a wobbly
beside yourself
gloomy
dismal
steamed up
flipped out
out of your mind
bereaved
wrecked
down
heartsick
hurting
sheepish
frozen with fear
resigned
discouraged
disheartened
unsleeping
awake
paralyzed with fear
US
hot under collar
all shook up
mourning
crushed
in despair
defeatist
possessed
insomnolent
gripped
melancholic
strabilious
bleak
sunk
no-win
grumpy
cross
suspecting
alert
petulant
consumed
testy
irascible
struggling
dominated
controlled
peevish
vigilant
trustless
shot down
can't win
cranky
mad
cursed
overcome
seized
crabby
ratty
in the pits
not a prayer
at end of one's rope
down in the dumps
in the soup
in the dumps
snappish
without sleep
wide-awake
attentive
sleepless
wide awake
crotchety
dogged
overpowered
surrounded
woebegone
huffy
possessive
quizzical
tetchy
querulous
insane
devoured
held
bewitched
splenetic
quivery
crabbed
perverse
heavy with grief
overcome with sorrow
captious
violent
taken over
under a spell
fiendish
in the grip of
wondering
unbelieving
dastardly
complaining
poltroon
ornery
chickenhearted
mean
jealous
in difficulties
grumbling
whining
critical
in a tight corner
in a tight spot
carping
caviling
US
sissified
contrary
with your back to the wall
boneless
in doubt
having reservations
abject
faultfinding
base
wreck
caitiff
cavilling
UK
sookie
bad-tempered
cowhearted
backward
worthless
ill-tempered
short-tempered
ill-natured
out of sorts
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
diminished
dependent
stipulatory
hypothetical
conditioned
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
pathetic
milk-livered
poltroon
worried
nerveless
characterless
frail
unconfident
wishy-washy
effete
insecure
uneasy
limp-wristed
lame
agitated
uncertain
terrified
weakened
antsy
namby-pamby
passive
unconvincing
invertebrate
unenthusiastic
tame
ineffectual
alarmed
mild
abject
base
skittery
tense
milk-and-water
wussy
startled
overwrought
squirrelly
hysterical
fretful
troubled
self-conscious
perturbed
lacking confidence
upset
unsure
lacking self-confidence
not self-assured
self-doubting
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
meager
US
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
tenuous
meagre
UK
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
low-key
mean-spirited
agog
niddering
coward
poltroonish
weedy
mouselike
emasculated
quiet
daft
nerdy
like a lamb to the slaughter
inhibited
afraid of one's own shadow
unsubstantial
fragile
ignoble
indecisive
approval-seeking
moderate
flimsy
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
cringing
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
flurried
shaken
rattled
terrorized
US
rabbity
brittle
spasmodic
hysteric
shocked
quivery
easily led
stunned
terrorised
UK
unglued
careful
apprehensive about
intimidated by
without a will of your own
fluttery
in a flap
alarmed at
in a fluster
afraid of one's shadow
slack-spined
uncomfortable
shivery
discomposed
in awe
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
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
susceptive
open
credulous
accepting
assenting
good
moldable
disciplined
easily led
convincible
like putty in your hands
easily persuaded
consenting
accessible
naive
indulgent
easy-going
supple
go-with-the-flow
transformable
bendy
disposed
ready
prone
untroublesome
alterable
modifiable
unquestioning
conformist
accordant
conciliatory
variable
pervious
inexperienced
mouldable
changeable
formative
adjustable
assentive
amendable
non-resistant
fluid
ingenuous
unsuspecting
versatile
agreeing
approving
under control
forgiving
bendable
convertible
helpful
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
tameable
unformed
consentient
assentient
tamable
compromising
submitting
quiescent
enduring
weak
multiway
plastic
spongy
trained
convenient
acceding
civilized
US
encourageable
conforming
civilised
UK
mobile
willing to compromise
restrained
proper
well-regulated
well-disciplined
open to change
domestic
acquiescing
rolling with punches
friendly
generous
Uriah Heepish
concurring
onside
supportive
vulnerable
well brought up
mindful
well-brought-up
decorous
good-natured
good-tempered
companionable
useful
eager to please
forthcoming
easy to deal with
administrable
permissive
sensitive
unwary
good-humoured
UK
good-humored
US
devoted
eager to help
gullable
given
defenceless
UK
swayable
loyal
faithful
observant
honoring
US
sheeplike
hearsome
emotional
honouring
UK
glad to be of assistance
in accord
in agreement
well-trained
defenseless
US
well disciplined
well trained
in one's pocket
in one's power
in one's clutches
wrapped around finger
on a string
at beck and call
happy
prepared
dewy-eyed
wide open
thin-skinned
easily moved
sitting duck
highly strung
at risk
out on a limb
fall for
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
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
other
back-up
cover
subsidiary
another
sub
in reserve
adoptive
complementary
accessory
supporting
expediential
surplus
foster
assistant
different
possible
understudy
impromptu
changeover
redundant
superfluous
unused
support
holding
non-standard
adjutant
delegated
rough and ready
leftover
free
fresh
optional
supererogatory
duplicate
peripheral
accessorial
contributory
in store
appurtenant
adjuvant
adjunct
subordinate
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
inaugural
original
starting
incipient
rudimentary
commencing
embryonic
antecedent
foundational
proemial
inceptive
inchoate
nascent
initiative
infant
virgin
foundation
premier
headmost
provisional
prefatorial
prolegomenal
preambular
preambulatory
exordial
fledgling
young
primitive
germinal
pioneer
essential
leadoff
rudimental
prolegomenous
basal
underlying
prime
abecedarian
meat-and-potatoes
unprecedented
pioneering
explanatory
qualifying
premature
first-time
prep
before
precautionary
previous
simple
entry-level
prior to
in anticipation of
in advance of
raw
undeveloped
old
brand-new
bog-standard
radical
substratal
uncomplex
simplest
ABCs
plain
simplified
duck soup
simplex
primo
child's play
clear
meat and potatoes
virginal
intact
unmarried
pure
proving
unwed
undefiled
chaste
untried
untapped
unused
new
unbroached
maidenly
fresh
more ❯
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