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What is another word for
reluctant
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Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty
Hesitant or offering some resistance
Timid or reserved in nature
Cautious and having possible reservations
Lacking conviction or force
Done against someone's will
Refusing to proceed or cooperate
Antagonistic or hostile
Cowardly or lacking in courage
… more ▼
▲
Adjective
▲
Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty
disinclined
indisposed
loath
unwilling
averse
slow
hesitant
reticent
discouraged
squeamish
uneager
wary
against
cautious
disheartened
hesitating
loth
queasy
afraid
calculating
chary
remiss
chary of
afraid to
bashful about
hesitant about
coy about
opposed to
shy about
diffident about
ashamed to
not in favour of
not in the mood
hanging back
opposed
resistant
hostile
cagey
antagonistic
cagy
unenthusiastic
backward
dubious
unprepared
uninclined
antipathetic
inimical
scared
ill-disposed
shy of
embarrassed
ashamed
afraid of
frightened
recalcitrant
undisposed
suspicious
dismayed
not disposed
not keen
restiff
unenthusiastic about
averse to
cautious with
circumspect about
queasy about
mind
sweer
disrelish
jib at
baulk at
shrink from
flinch from
recoil from
demur at
not about
stick at
vacillate about
have scruples about
have qualms about
shy away from
waver about
anti
unfriendly
opposing
have misgivings about
have reservations about
boggle at
think twice about
not have the heart to
be cagey about
contrary
agin
unfavourable
UK
allergic
unfavorable
US
nasty
perverse
disliking
down on
resistant to
ill-disposed to
hostile to
antipathetic to
antagonistic to
unfavourably disposed to
having no use for
unsympathetic
dead set against
negative
set against
adversarial
inhospitable
jaundiced
adversary
mortal
aggressive
combative
at odds
at odds with
dissenting from
at variance with
in disagreement with
on the warpath
inimical to
uncooperative
confrontational
disobliging
unwelcoming
cool
cold
belligerent
contra
opposite
contentious
quarrelsome
oppugnant
adverse to
in opposition
acting in opposition
rebellious
disobedient
antagonistic towards
ill-disposed towards
unsupportive of
disapproving of
defiant
intractable
dissident
intransigent
challenging
unyielding
disinclined to accept
reluctant to accept
unwilling to accept
incompatible
at variance
more ❯
“Anyone who has had a bad experience will be
reluctant
to return.”
Adjective
▲
Hesitant or offering some resistance
hesitant
disinclined
grudging
resistant
unenthusiastic
unwilling
antipathetic
cagey
cagy
opposed
resisting
circumspect
demurring
dubious
recalcitrant
uncertain
loath
hesitating
doubtful
wavering
backward
unsure
indisposed
reticent
irresolute
vacillating
averse
afraid
tentative
shy
diffident
uneager
indecisive
loth
timid
skeptical
US
sceptical
UK
undecided
half-hearted
doubting
unpredictable
iffy
faltering
slow
hanging back
halting
cautious
nervous
vacillatory
in doubt
in two minds
in a dilemma
in a quandary
on the horns of a dilemma
ambivalent
dithering
oscillating
unconfident
pendulous
lazy
delaying
dawdling
shaky
vacillant
havering
cunctatory
shilly-shally
lacking confidence
shilly-shallying
blowing hot and cold
humming and hawing
having qualms
having misgivings
reserved
unsteady
wobbly
rancorous
resentful
sour
begrudging
equivocal
unsettled
bitter
sullen
ambiguous
unresolved
undetermined
unconvinced
unconfirmed
sulky
distrustful
leery
indefinite
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
questioning
unassured
unsavoury
UK
mistrustful
chancy
trustless
untrusty
touch-and-go
forced
unprepared
balking
US
objecting
unsympathetic
baulking
UK
ill-disposed
not in the mood
not disposed
more ❯
“The answer did not fully satisfy the young woman, but she nodded in
reluctant
acceptance.”
Adjective
▲
Timid or reserved in nature
bashful
coy
shy
reserved
restrained
retiring
apprehensive
diffident
sheepish
suspicious
timid
timorous
withdrawn
costive
fearful
insecure
shrinking
unassertive
unconfident
unsure
reticent
nervous
hesitant
wary
introverted
mousy
embarrassed
self-effacing
chary
inhibited
self-conscious
modest
meek
demure
humble
backward
recessive
doubting
shamefaced
constrained
distrustful
abashed
aw-shucks
silent
blushing
overmodest
uneasy
verecund
recoiling
blushful
faint-hearted
easily embarrassed
uptight
undemonstrative
quiet
uncomfortable
guarded
unresponsive
cold
unassuming
passionless
tongue-tied
hung up
unassured
uncertain
unobtrusive
unpresuming
mim
rabbity
unpoised
ashamed
self-doubting
ill at ease
spiritless
feeble
irresolute
mousey
skittish
fearsome
tremulous
fainthearted
unpretentious
unforthcoming
uncommunicative
lowly
taciturn
reclusive
awkward
distant
standoffish
down-to-earth
unsociable
tense
anxious
dumb
secretive
media-shy
private
mild
introvert
jittery
discomfited
cool
soft-spoken
edgy
close
retired
closemouthed
offish
jumpy
withdrawing
strained
restless
cautious
discreet
gauche
nervy
unsettled
antsy
mom
US
mum
UK
aloof
simple
detached
remote
tight-lipped
close-mouthed
unpretending
humiliated
plain
mute
unostentatious
worried
troubled
fidgety
speechless
scary
dithery
resigned
unboastful
stilted
laconic
eremitic
unnatural
temperate
twitchy
nongregarious
upset
nice
perturbed
uncompanionable
prudish
wordless
prim
voiceless
unquiet
unaggressive
mumchance
unspeaking
bothered
stand-offish
disquieted
agitated
unrelaxed
stammering
on edge
self-deprecating
self-restrained
red-faced
clammed up
passive
unaffected
submissive
natural
repressed
ingenuous
docile
ordinary
seclusive
secret
genuine
artless
discomposed
apologetic
respectful
hermitic
anchoritic
eremitical
unpresumptuous
afraid
low-key
unaffable
unexpansive
inconspicuous
low-profile
scared
deferential
keeping a low profile
frightened
chaste
proper
discomforted
pale
unambitious
seemly
not forward
flushed
lacking social skills
moderate
prudent
self-deprecatory
timidsome
dark
courteous
unfriendly
excited
lacking confidence
reddening
flushing
fluttery
spooked
flurried
shaky
free from vanity
hiding your light under a bushel
frigid
stiff
unwilling
unapproachable
toey
skittery
unemotional
chilly
formal
muted
close-lipped
indifferent
dried up
wouldn't say boo to a goose
tight-mouthed
dummied up
graceless
turning red
shamed
icy
solitary
artificial
humbled
mannered
affected
nonvocal
unconcerned
misanthropic
demeaned
hushed
zipped
conventional
ill-at-ease
soundless
sedate
uninterested
incurious
out of countenance
unsure of yourself
serene
high-strung
highly strung
chagrined
distressed
composed
inarticulate
like a fish out of water
collected
still
casual
snobbish
hangdog
aflutter
uncurious
gentle
Olympian
disinterested
disturbed
flustered
dumbstricken
ceremonious
queazy
peaceful
hinky
thoughtful
noncommittal
placid
discountenanced
dumbstruck
queasy
atwitter
dumbfounded
debased
goosey
obmutescent
self-contained
disconcerted
inward-looking
not talkative
buttoned up
not forthcoming
dorky
restive
socially inhibited
dazed
garbled
geeky
lost for words
stuttering
distraught
muddled
struck dumb
unable to get a word out
at a loss for words
unable to speak
bereft of speech
choked up
discombobulated
nerdy
fazed
faltering
doubtful
maladroit
blush to think of
keyed up
het up
on tenterhooks
blundering
socially inept
on pins and needles
out of place
socially lacking
socially awkward
socially anxious
socially incompetent
more ❯
“Sue gave Hansel a
reluctant
smile as he waved at her.”
Adjective
▲
Cautious and having possible reservations
guarded
careful
wary
cautious
circumspect
chary
heedful
watchful
alert
vigilant
attentive
prudent
cagey
considerate
conservative
safe
gingerly
politic
discreet
calculating
canny
hesitant
restrained
reserved
reticent
diplomatic
tactful
moderate
controlled
noncommittal
overcareful
overcautious
on the lookout
with eyes peeled
non-committal
with reservations
suspicious
fastidious
uneasy
mindful
distrustful
mistrustful
sceptical
UK
shy
loath
dubious
doubtful
leery
averse
disinclined
apprehensive
nervous
afraid
iffy
scrupulous
inhibited
particular
constrained
skeptical
US
timid
delicate
squeamish
dainty
observant
on guard
aware
on the qui vive
on the watch
judicious
on your toes
awake
on the alert
thoughtful
measured
all ears
ready
prepared
tentie
tenty
discriminating
tentative
open-eyed
Argus-eyed
on one's toes
regardful
paying attention
wide-awake
playing safe
on the ball
on the job
not missing a trick
protective
softly-softly
precautious
perceptive
keen
eagle-eyed
keen-eyed
belt-and-braces
secretive
sharp
on tiptoe
wide awake
watching out
thinking twice
sagacious
keeping a weather eye on things
keeping a weather eye on
watching one's step
walking on eggs
keeping one's eyes peeled
gimlet-eyed
sharp-eyed
keeping on one's toes
handling with kid gloves
beady-eyed
hawk-eyed
evasive
temperate
wise
unhurried
elusive
tight-lipped
equivocal
deliberate
defensive
provident
suspecting
forethoughtful
anxious
agog
concentrating
acute
wired
with weather eye open
looking to
walking on egg shells
fast on the draw
on alert
hedging your bets
waiting on
with eyes like a hawk
looking for
taking it slow
sage
punctilious
gentle
playing your cards close to your chest
keeping one's eyes skinned
with one's eyes open
shrewd
patient
sensible
zealous
solicitous
conscientious
discerning
reasonable
intelligent
hip
wakeful
active
glued
unsleeping
hooked
keeping a weather eye open
psyched up
switched on
keeping one's eyes open
standing at attention
perky
quick
strategic
wide-eyed
fully awake
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
heads up
with one's eyes skinned
jealous
judgmatic
judgmatical
civil
worldly-wise
expectant
kid-glove
having foresight
on lookout
not rash
upon one's guard
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking conviction or force
half-hearted
indifferent
uninterested
apathetic
unenthusiastic
perfunctory
superficial
spiritless
lackadaisical
feeble
unconcerned
lukewarm
impassive
listless
cursory
weak
passive
desultory
languid
cool
tepid
Laodicean
lacklustre
UK
unemotional
dispassionate
lackluster
US
neutral
tame
irresolute
faint
unwilling
unconvincing
subdued
passionless
limp
unexcited
lifeless
emotionless
unimpressed
weakly
flat
unresponsive
lame
meager
US
unmoved
paltry
blasé
meagre
UK
casual
wishy-washy
pathetic
insipid
vapid
disinterested
offhand
lethargic
token
enervated
sluggish
phlegmatic
torpid
characterless
unenthused
careless
halfhearted
ineffectual
ineffective
nonchalant
bloodless
laid-back
poor
bland
frail
cold
insouciant
inattentive
uninspired
mechanical
timorous
vigourless
mild
lazy
effete
wimpy
uncaring
inadequate
unfeeling
passing
sketchy
languorous
slothful
nominal
pococurante
tenuous
unimaginative
bored
anaemic
UK
insensible
vague
dull
languishing
energyless
anemic
US
spineless
uneager
soft
detached
wimpish
weakling
inert
weakened
indolent
nerveless
wet
flimsy
lax
invertebrate
slapdash
unthinking
summary
shallow
brief
cowardly
idle
wooden
supine
puny
uninvolved
shiftless
impotent
incurious
easygoing
unmotivated
blah
indecisive
unenergetic
abstracted
moony
powerless
etiolated
what the hell
gentle
lacking energy
weak-kneed
non-committal
damp
mediocre
faint-hearted
timid
sapless
low-key
could care less
jejune
lacking vitality
heedless
don't give a damn
limp-wristed
couldn't care less
inferior
not enthusiastic
cavalier
unimpressive
pale
effortless
flippant
carefree
disimpassioned
regardless
empty
hollow
unlively
moderate
unsubstantial
lily-livered
fragile
lymphatic
vacant
happy-go-lucky
devil-may-care
unnerved
out of it
absent
mopish
leaden
slack
dormant
leisurely
relaxed
uncertain
uncommitted
undecided
hesitant
chilly
unresolved
not interested
laodicean
unanimated
uninspiring
dreamy
implausible
fainéant
slow
aimless
thin
faineant
unbelievable
easy going
sentimental
slap-happy
romantic
laissez-faire
daydreaming
laid back
spring fever
vigorless
incredible
soulless
unpersuasive
uncritical
depthless
routine
automatic
inconceivable
dreary
random
hit or miss
half-baked
sloppy
questionable
improbable
vacuous
untenable
insubstantial
stiff
zestless
sterile
joyless
weariful
lacking personality
jading
lacking charisma
tired
stolid
undemonstrative
stoical
stoic
numb
impassible
affectless
unambitious
callous
hurried
fleeting
hasty
quick
untouched
draggy
droopy
uncurious
complacent
negligent
dispirited
doesn't care
cold-blooded
aloof
rapid
slovenly
dismissive
phoning it in
slipshod
walking through it
going through the motions
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Done against someone's will
involuntary
forced
compulsory
mandatory
obligatory
required
coerced
requisite
coercive
compelled
exacted
imperative
unwilling
binding
constrained
demanded
imposed
incumbent
necessary
nonelective
ordained
peremptory
prescribed
unconsenting
grudging
begrudging
de rigueur
will-less
against one's wishes
against your will
unavoidable
inescapable
enforced
stipulated
essential
compulsatory
dictated
prerequisite
statutory
compelling
necessitated
needed
contractual
indispensable
commanding
needful
integral
necessitous
mandated
nonnegotiable
set
called for
must-have
slave
conscripted
forcible
enforceable
vital
urgent
recommended
pivotal
the law
critical
crucial
important
irremissible
fixed
called-for
obliged
impelled
invoked
charged
enjoined
executed
advocated
sanctioned
established
kept
carried out
forced upon
all-important
key
paramount
of the essence
significant
pre-eminent
pressing
high priority
high-priority
fundamental
consequential
of the utmost importance
of great consequence
life-and-death
burning
central
vitally important
acute
basic
principal
chief
cardinal
momentous
quintessential
wanted
substantive
prime
all important
decisive
constitutive
exigent
primary
foremost
intrinsic
core
conventional
capital
heavy
meat-and-potatoes
incumbent on
very important
desired
standard
indissoluble
irrevocable
unalterable
proper
appropriate
customary
expedient
unbreakable
usual
inherent
preeminent
rudimentary
bottom-line
elementary
innate
specified
conclusive
permanent
priority
prioritized
US
prioritised
UK
correct
major
immediate
nitty-gritty
main
radical
deciding
dire
focal
serious
fitting
imperious
intense
meaningful
normal
determinative
bounden
earth-shattering
life-or-death
great
emergency
much needed
done
leading
weighty
comme il faut
life and death
au fait
top-priority
counted upon
lacking
king
lacked
telling
basal
number one
assigned
everything
climacteric
strategic
underlined
preferred
mission-critical
business-critical
fatal
world-shaking
name-of-the-game
determining
characteristic
structural
coal-and-ice
influential
big
dominant
grave
rudimental
profound
staple
natural
underlying
overruling
primal
premier
overriding
predominant
desperate
name of game
foundational
constitutional
elemental
constituent
salient
climactic
grand
supreme
top
ruling
master
official
connected
component
importunate
extreme
drastic
sore
impelling
outstanding
far-reaching
crying
parlous
emergent
terrible
clamant
driving
at the heart of
crisis
very great
time-critical
extraordinary
acceptable
becoming
de rigeur
decorous
decent
orthodox
ubiquitous
right
regulation
socially obligatory
a must
conforming to accepted standards
most important
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Refusing to proceed or cooperate
balky
recalcitrant
refractory
intractable
disobedient
rebellious
wilful
wayward
contrary
contumacious
insubordinate
unruly
defiant
ungovernable
froward
unmanageable
willful
obstreperous
obstinate
rebel
perverse
untoward
incompliant
restive
recusant
stubborn
unbending
inflexible
ornery
immovable
unpredictable
negative
negativistic
averse
indisposed
loath
difficult
uncooperative
bolshie
uncontrollable
headstrong
fractious
mutinous
unyielding
obdurate
undisciplined
awkward
stroppy
disorderly
pigheaded
cussed
unreasonable
contrarious
bloody-minded
mulish
self-willed
intransigent
unaccommodating
cantankerous
noncompliant
thrawn
wild
disaffected
disobliging
resistant
troublesome
obstructive
opinionated
incontrollable
uncompromising
truculent
unhelpful
quarrelsome
bullheaded
turbulent
dogged
adamant
uncompliant
insurgent
pertinacious
implacable
determined
bull-headed
unrelenting
inexorable
incorrigible
dissentient
pervicacious
stiff-necked
hardheaded
nonconformist
adamantine
renitent
riotous
firm
cross-grained
revolutionary
disruptive
seditious
bellicose
delinquent
rigid
undisciplinable
unwilling
pugnacious
factious
tenacious
non-compliant
obstinately disobedient
tough
argumentative
insolent
strong-willed
relentless
single-minded
contentious
irrepressible
steadfast
dissident
unbiddable
malcontent
indomitable
insurrectionary
naughty
fixed
insubmissive
unmalleable
errant
treacherous
persevering
unshakable
tiresome
iconoclastic
persistent
vexatious
indurate
out of control
unpersuadable
militant
hard
ossified
hardened
inconvincible
threatening
badly behaved
confrontational
hard-nosed
self-opinionated
set in one's ways
scrappy
belligerent
lawless
hostile
antagonistic
subversive
unrestrained
mischievous
anarchic
resolute
dissenting
reckless
rascally
annoying
roguish
impetuous
unbridled
resisting
capricious
impish
challenging
resistive
nonconforming
peevish
disputatious
adverse
dissentious
insurrectionist
spiteful
irritable
remorseless
warring
individualistic
treasonable
anarchistic
trying
exasperating
indocile
unshakeable
ill-natured
disagreeable
radical
haughty
passive-aggressive
unbendable
pat
iron
brassbound
stubborn as a mule
grim
iron-willed
mule
strong-minded
pig-headed
die-hard
impudent
renegade
nonobservant
petulant
rampant
estranged
alienated
cross
chaotic
irreconcilable
up in arms
stalwart
unadaptable
unrestrainable
unpliable
problematic
heretical
maverick
opposing
erratic
fickle
without law and order
steely
contrariant
discordant
arsey
disagreeing
paradoxical
restless
sabotaging
unwavering
withstanding
antipathetic
converse
inimical
wrongheaded
rowdy
unflinching
morose
shrewish
crabby
violent
unorthodox
mutinying
apostate
schismatic
traitorous
proud
boneheaded
delaying
choleric
troublemaking
sullen
as stubborn as a mule
stalling
intemperate
diehard
intolerable
impossible
unbearable
undependable
rough
lawbreaking
unresponsive
grumpy
hardline
uncontrolled
pesky
touchy
anarchical
rock-ribbed
inveterate
narky
sulky
uproarious
impulsive
unbudgeable
tumultuous
raucous
immoral
aberrant
arbitrary
ratty
shirty
chippy
rumbustious
rash
rambunctious
mean
tempestuous
hard-line
narrow-minded
hard and fast
hindering
impervious
imprudent
forward
assertive
heedless
ill-tempered
rampageous
bad-tempered
incommodious
hard to handle
difficult to handle
discommodious
out of line
rampaging
uncomplying
self-indulgent
out of hand
inhibiting
blocking
restrictive
unconstructive
unamenable
unobliging
uncivil
unsympathetic
discourteous
unfriendly
unpleasant
rude
unamiable
uncongenial
combative
aggressive
feisty
provocative
bold
daring
audacious
disregardful
cheeky
sassy
gutsy
dareful
ready for a fight
spoiling for a fight
opposed
warlike
adversarial
grouchy
inhospitable
vicious
agonistic
surly
nasty
prickly
snappy
pettish
angry
litigious
snappish
tetchy
assaultive
captious
polemical
ill-disposed
unkind
irascible
malevolent
testy
splenetic
anti
against
malicious
cranky
gladiatorial
jaundiced
crabbed
controversial
offensive
waspish
brawly
miffy
curmudgeonly
soreheaded
peppery
oppugnant
polemic
destructive
quick-tempered
short-tempered
hot-tempered
unsupportive
ill-humored
US
invalidating
fiery
ill-humoured
UK
dyspeptic
adversary
rancorous
bilious
wrathful
critical
disapproving
virulent
unwelcoming
vitriolic
bearish
malignant
crusty
crotchety
unsociable
unreceptive
eggy
hateful
peckish
snaky
stuffy
wrong-headed
cold
waxy
hostile to
opposed to
sour
bickering
salty
spiky
down on
maleficent
dour
dead set against
having a chip on one's shoulder
discouraging
like a bear with a sore head
unconventional
querulous
undermining
cruel
gainsaying
ungracious
huffy
anti-
churlish
unfavorable
US
disparaging
discrediting
derogatory
harsh
unfavourable
UK
bitter
inconsiderate
allergic
noncooperating
noncooperative
fiendish
acid
opposite
venomous
alien
snarky
liverish
corrosive
abrasive
caustic
snippy
averse to
not cooperative
insistent
snippety
unpropitious
intimidating
biting
malefic
disputative
at odds
inimical to
scratchy
raspy
unenthusiastic about
wanton
wrangling
disinclined to accept
reluctant to accept
unwilling to accept
vinegary
viperous
catty
out of sorts
on the warpath
as cross as two sticks
deaf to reason
on a short fuse
short-fused
fierce
loudmouthed
abusive
exasperated
snarly
rejecting
fretful
mighty
ungoverned
untrained
refusing
disconfirming
inconsistent
contradictory
oppositional
attention-seeking
eristic
moody
sticky
lacking self-control
unreciprocate
unreciprocating
nonreciprocal
vinegarish
indefatigable
psychopathic
cool
conflicting
tireless
quarreling
US
quarrelling
UK
purposeful
opinionative
iracund
iracundulous
adversative
accusatorial
oppugning
assiduous
not helpful
waspy
out of humor
hard-core
hard-shell
hardcore
locked-in
importunate
denying
in a mood
out of temper
in a bad mood
foul
dissenting from
acting in opposition
in disagreement with
at variance with
at odds with
set against
fire-eating
martial
militaristic
warmongering
disinclined
hawkish
hesitant
in the negative
fighting
heterodox
cavilling
UK
military
battling
bloodthirsty
afraid
caviling
US
jingoistic
uneager
aggers
nonorthodox
heretic
biffo
free
brusque
contending
unenthusiastic
conflictive
conflictual
conflictory
conflictional
conflictful
attacking
antisocial
ructious
deliberate
evil
uptight
war
agin
protesting
sanguinary
tooshie
abrupt
freethinking
sabre-rattling
wicked
misanthropic
mortal
impolite
objecting
disliking
gratuitous
ugly
whiny
rebelling
complaining
competitive
unhampered
unconstrained
unfettered
liberated
untrammelled
UK
unlikable
bad
uncharitable
contradicting
antagonistic to
resistant to
antipathetic to
ill-disposed to
obnoxious
menacing
differing
unfavourably disposed to
willed
mean-spirited
freewheeling
individual
having no use for
vengeful
acrimonious
censorious
out-there
grudging
inhumane
aimless
atrocious
heartless
savage
butcherly
barbarous
brute
brutal
sadistic
inhuman
barbaric
independent
untrammeled
US
decontrolled
unregimented
unfair
double-crossing
unjust
merciless
free-spirited
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Antagonistic or hostile
adverse
hostile
antagonistic
contrary
negative
opposing
adversarial
unfriendly
aggressive
belligerent
dissenting
angry
combative
inimical
militant
opposed
oppositional
unsympathetic
bellicose
confrontational
contentious
resistant
spiteful
antipathetic
conflicting
disapproving
dissident
inhospitable
jaundiced
virulent
vitriolic
wrathful
accusatorial
adversative
argumentative
difficult
opposite
oppugnant
oppugning
pugnacious
quarrelsome
truculent
uncongenial
unreceptive
unsociable
unwilling
allergic
ill-disposed
at odds
adversary
malevolent
warlike
scrappy
unkind
rancorous
vicious
mortal
unwelcoming
bitter
malicious
alien
venomous
biting
malignant
intimidating
maleficent
unpleasant
unpropitious
surly
mean
malefic
nasty
viperous
hateful
ornery
dour
cold
sour
catty
hurtful
pernicious
malign
disaffected
inimic
repugnant
gladiatorial
feisty
agonistic
provocative
chippy
brawly
assaultive
discordant
foul
cantankerous
uncooperative
challenging
disputatious
on the warpath
disruptive
rude
disagreeable
inconsiderate
churlish
abusive
furious
poisonous
filthy
ill-humored
US
bad-tempered
cutting
caustic
ill-tempered
harsh
mean-spirited
ill-natured
sharp
ill-humoured
UK
acerbic
severe
acerb
rough
brusque
abrasive
hard
curt
callous
stern
unfeeling
galling
brutal
insensitive
pitiless
comfortless
gruff
uncharitable
rotten
obnoxious
vindictive
vile
wretched
cruel
joyless
wounding
antisocial
evil-minded
unsocial
uncivil
stand-offish
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Cowardly or lacking in courage
chicken
cowardly
spineless
craven
gutless
yellow
pusillanimous
fearful
recreant
unheroic
dastardly
chickenhearted
poltroon
scared
frightened
afraid
apprehensive
hesitant
jumpy
lily-livered
chicken-livered
milk-livered
timid
timorous
wimpish
sissy
spiritless
soft
faint-hearted
yellow-bellied
cowering
wimpy
weak-kneed
weak
feeble
trembling
quaking
poor-spirited
wet
chicken-hearted
sissified
shrinking
pigeon-hearted
nervous
candy-assed
fainthearted
boneless
jittery
irresolute
lacking courage
weakling
panicky
anxious
nerveless
pathetic
base
abject
weak-willed
mousy
pigeonhearted
effete
unmanly
namby-pamby
easily frightened
dismayed
submissive
characterless
meek
wussy
diffident
shy
running scared
limp-wristed
wishy-washy
retiring
tremulous
caitiff
frail
mousey
weakened
tentative
daunted
spooked
invertebrate
white-livered
cowed
intimidated
vacillating
milk-and-water
skittish
sookie
cowhearted
backward
worthless
cringey
scary
terrified
alarmed
nervy
feckless
unnerved
feart
paper tiger
no guts
petrified
terrorized
US
having the willies
shocked
tame
ineffectual
frozen
startled
unassertive
affrighted
shaky
worried
inept
ineffective
horrified
aghast
hysterical
terror-stricken
wavering
hysteric
horror-struck
upset
scared stiff
terrorised
UK
having cold feet
in a cold sweat
coward
niddering
poltroonish
fearsome
sheepish
afraid of one's own shadow
trepidatious
faint
shuddering
emasculated
weedy
lame
gentle
browbeaten
Milquetoast
capricious
bullied
unassured
easily scared
like a lamb to the slaughter
frightened of one's own shadow
daft
nerdy
squeamish
forceless
pithless
emasculate
indecisive
impotent
fickle
passive
without a will of your own
afraid of one's shadow
slack-spined
faltering
dithering
useless
uncourageous
corruptible
supine
powerless
undetermined
hemming and hawing
waffling
indeterminate
fallible
yielding
unreliable
unsure
easily led
undependable
tense
concerned
uneasy
bothered
frantic
disturbed
perturbed
shaken
rattled
fretful
troubled
afeared
overwrought
stunned
frit
in a state
on edge
in a tizzy
in a flap
in awe
in a blue funk
horror-stricken
shaking in one's shoes
with your heart in your mouth
alarmed at
beside oneself
scared witless
in a tizz
apprehensive about
scared to death
intimidated by
frightened out of your wits
scared out of your wits
in a funk
shaking like a leaf
panic-stricken
in a fluster
terror-struck
abashed
flustered
rabbity
butterflies
shivery
jellyfish
uptight
numb
in a panic
pushing the panic button
hung up
having kittens
in fear and trepidation
have cold feet
numb with fear
in a sweat
very scared
cringing
enervated
vapid
insipid
limp
languid
jejune
milksoppish
mediocre
listless
sapless
half-hearted
foolish
ignoble
epicene
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
swishy
snowflake
soppy
drippy
wormlike
servile
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