timid

1. 1.

   people who are fearful and cautious

   “whitewater rafting is not for the timid”

   Synonymscautious

   Antonymsbrave

   Broaderpeople

Other forms of timid

plural

timids·

comparative

timidder·

superlative

timiddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about timid

What does timid mean?

timid means "showing fear and lack of confidence". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in timid?

timid has 2 syllables: tim-id. The stress falls on "tim". In IPA it is /ˈtɪmɪd/.

What is another word for timid?

Close synonyms include diffident, shy, unsure, faint, fainthearted. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of timid?

The recorded antonyms are bold, brave.

Is timid a common word?

timid is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.