cowering

dastardly

afraid anxious apprehensive backward base chicken-hearted cowhearted craven diffident dismayed fainthearted frightened gutless having the willies jittery lacking courage lily-livered nervous no guts panicky pigeonhearted pusillanimous recreant retiring running scared scared shrinking shy soft spineless timid timorous weak weak-kneed worthless yellow yellow-bellied

bold brave courageous daring dauntless unafraid undaunted unfearful

afraid cowardly cowed fearful frightened gutless having cold feet intimidated lily-livered meek mousy spineless unassertive weak wimpy yellow

flattering

bootlicking bowing crawling cringing humble ingratiating kowtowing prostrate scraping sniveling

abject adulatory brown-nosing compliant mealy-mouthed obsequious parasitic servile slavish spineless submissive subservient sycophant sycophantic

aloof cool disinterested proud unfriendly

ashamed browbeaten conscience-stricken defeated downcast guilty intimidated sheepish wretched

apostate base craven low skulking timid yellow yielding

afraid arrant dastardly defecting disloyal faithless false falsehearted fearful frightened gutless hesitant mean-spirited perfidious pigeonhearted scared sneaking spiritless timorous traitorous treacherous unfaithful unmanly vile

bold brave honest moral strong

courageous loyal

deferential submissive

compliant

a slave to abject acquiescent at one's beck and call at one's mercy bootlicking cringing docile fawning ignoble in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power mean menial obeisant obsequious resigned servile slavish subject sycophantic under one's thumb

disobedient

controlling domineering unhelpful unnecessary useless

ambivalent bashful demure diffident fearful feeble frightened gentle humble modest nervous weak

Milquetoast shrinking trembling wavering yellow

afraid apprehensive badgered browbeaten bullied capricious cowardly cowed coy daunted fainthearted having cold feet intimidated irresolute mousy pusillanimous retiring shaky soft spineless spiritless submissive timorous unassertive unassured unnerved vacillating

able bold brave calm conceited courageous egotistical extroverted loud proud strong unabashed unafraid

daring fearless