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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cowardly |
| Synonyms: | faint-hearted, fluctuant, frightened, hesitant, impotent, indecisive, ineffectual, infirm, insecure, irresolute, laid-back*, nerveless, nervous, palsied, powerless, shaky, soft, spineless, tender, timorous, uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unstable, unsure, vacillating, wavering, weak-kneed, wimpy, wishy-washy, wobbly, zero* |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, confident |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | worrisome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | troublesome |
| Synonyms: | agonizing, alarming, annoying, anxious, apprehensive, bothersome, burdensome, disquieting, disturbing, inconvenient, irksome, irritating, nervous, taxing, tiresome, trying, uneasy, unnerving, upsetting, vexing, wearisome, worrying |
| Main Entry: | ill (at ease) |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncomfortable |
| Synonyms: | anxious, awkward, discomfited, disquieted, disturbed, doubtful, edgy, faltering, fidgety, hesitant, nervous, on edge, on tenterhooks, restless, self-conscious, suspicious, tense, uneasy, unrelaxed, unsettled, unsure |
| Antonyms: | at ease, comfortable |
| Main Entry: | tremulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | timid |
| Synonyms: | cowardly, fearful, jittery, nervous, shy, timorous, trembling |
| Antonyms: | brave, calm, confident |
| Main Entry: | tremulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shivering |
| Synonyms: | aquiver, aspen, cowardly, excited, fearful, jittery, nervous, palpitating, quavering, quivering, shaking, timid, timorous, trembling, wavering |
| Antonyms: | steady |
| Main Entry: | worrying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worried |
| Synonyms: | anxious, bothered, burdened, concerned, disquieted, nervous, pessimistic |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, happy, lighthearted, upbeat |
| Main Entry: | stressed out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affected mentally |
| Synonyms: | anxious, frazzled, nervous, strained, tensed, unnerved, worried |
| Antonyms: | relaxed |
| Main Entry: | distressful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disturbing |
| Synonyms: | anxious, disquieting, disruptive, distressing, nervous, perturbing, troublesome, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome, worrying |
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