as in timid
easily frightened
sensational news stories that seem designed to needlessly alarm an already timorous public
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Recent Examples of timorous
Hundreds of timorous Timothée Chalamet lookalikes congregated in Washington Square Park.
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Raven Smith,
Vogue,
18 Dec. 2024
Phillips has made a jukebox spectacle that’s bold in conception but oddly cautious, even timorous, in execution.
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A.a. Dowd,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2024
Democratic moderates are often portrayed by the left as timorous figures reluctant to take strong stands for fear of political retribution.
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Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
3 Aug. 2022
Diaz is plucky and determined in ways that the more timorous guys can’t quite muster.
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David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Raven Smith,
Vogue,
18 Dec. 2024
Phillips has made a jukebox spectacle that’s bold in conception but oddly cautious, even timorous, in execution.
—
A.a. Dowd,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2024
Democratic moderates are often portrayed by the left as timorous figures reluctant to take strong stands for fear of political retribution.
—
Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
3 Aug. 2022
Diaz is plucky and determined in ways that the more timorous guys can’t quite muster.
—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for timorous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timorous
timid
Adjective
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Playing Mary Bennet — Elizabeth’s younger and more timid sister — Bruccoleri set out to portray the coming of age story of a Regency woman.
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Don’t be timid; get the crust good and wet before proceeding.
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“Timorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timorous. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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