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What is another word for
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▲
Hesitant, uncertain, or cautious in manner or approach
Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met
Serving as a trial or being experimental in nature
Not proven or substantiated
Serving the function of someone or something else temporarily
Not offering, involving, or eager for new or stimulating things
Not complete or absolute
Easily anxious or frightened
Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty
Being in the trial or experimental stage
Lacking in confidence, assertiveness or self-assurance
Acting as a substitute or surrogate for another
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Adjective
▲
Hesitant, uncertain, or cautious in manner or approach
hesitant
cautious
uncertain
doubtful
faltering
timid
unsure
diffident
irresolute
backward
halting
hesitating
reluctant
shaky
unconfident
unsteady
wavering
iffy
undecided
disinclined
shy
vacillating
vacillatory
wobbly
indecisive
ambivalent
unresolved
undetermined
dithering
unsettled
in two minds
waffling
shilly-shallying
uncommitted
in a dilemma
dubious
in doubt
blowing hot and cold
of two minds
indefinite
equivocating
in a quandary
torn
skeptical
US
sceptical
UK
divided
on the fence
doubting
wishy-washy
unconvinced
unclear
fluctuating
equivocal
noncommittal
teetering
oscillating
not sure
sitting on the fence
distrustful
hemming and hawing
mistrustful
trustless
vague
split
suspicious
on the horns of a dilemma
fickle
unpredictable
weak
running hot and cold
unwilling
hinky
averse
afraid
uneager
weak-minded
ambiguous
half-hearted
hanging back
borderline
nervous
on-the-fence
betwixt and between
up in the air
infirm
pending
loath
leery
vacillant
humming and hawing
hot-and-cold
in the balance
debatable
havering
cunctatory
perplexed
indeterminate
unstable
floating
open
pussyfooting
neutral
hazy
insecure
slow
pendulous
lazy
delaying
dawdling
faithless
agnostic
unfinished
unknown
unconfirmed
unascertained
weak-kneed
unestablished
chancy
having qualms
having misgivings
shilly-shally
lacking confidence
hedging your bets
in the middle
dodgy
fluctuant
hot and cold
touch-and-go
unable to decide
like doubting Thomas
yet to be decided
without belief
open to question
confused
vexed
stumbling
changing
halfhearted
fearful
speculative
uneventful
astraddle
changeable
unassertive
shillyshallying
questionable
volatile
impartial
dilly-dallying
dicey
cagey
full of doubt
reticent
indisposed
in limbo
weak of mind
loth
cagy
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
questioning
unassured
unsavoury
UK
untrusty
moot
arguable
disputable
controversial
unconcluded
problematic
outstanding
inconclusive
confusing
paradoxical
conflicting
contradictory
on the back burner
on ice
open to doubt
two-edged
wobbling
swithering
pendent
cynical
unbelieving
wary
disbelieving
apprehensive
chary
incredulous
quizzical
suspecting
careful
negativistic
guarded
jealous
circumspect
watchful
muddled
uneasy
mixed
untrusting
uptight
scoffing
been hit before
distrusting
anxious
mistrusting
opposed
independent
show-me
lacking trust
unaffiliated
unattached
jaundiced
wondering
undeclared
non-aligned
non-partisan
paranoid
having reservations
without faith
not born yesterday
aporetic
possessive
solicitous
unimpressed
unmoved
unpersuaded
unsatisfied
suspect
worried
skittish
non-believing
on guard
conflicted
having opposing views
having clashing views
having conflicting views
having contradictory views
uninvolved
nonpartisan
unenthusiastic
grudging
resistant
nonaligned
free
antipathetic
resisting
free-floating
not involved
middle of the road
free-spirited
fence-sitting
recalcitrant
demurring
lacking faith
more ❯
“It was just about 12 years ago that I sat on my living room floor, watching Natalie take her first
tentative
steps.”
Adjective
▲
Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met
preliminary
conditional
contingent
dependent
probationary
indefinite
unconfirmed
unsettled
rough
undecided
subject to
contingent on
contingent upon
pencilled in
subject to confirmation
not final
not settled
to be confirmed
open for consideration
open to consideration
subject to change
TBC
bound by
conditional on
controlled by
depending on
determined by
liable to
relying on
swayed by
hingeing on
based on
hanging on
resting on
dependent on
tied to
bound up with
based
depending
counting
relying
resultant from
susceptible to
regulated by
related to
relative to
incidental to
accessory to
influenced by
under control of
uncertain
provisional
provisory
stipulatory
proposed
not carved in stone
not firmed up
with conditions
not absolute
reliant
subject
relative
conditioned
reliant on
constrained by
relativist
subordinate
subservient
reckoning
needful
susceptible
trusting
appurtenant
ancillary
limited
guarded
restricted
qualified
sustained by
restrictive
inconclusive
modified
iffy
codicillary
obscure
fortuitous
hypothetical
with reservations
granted on certain terms
with strings attached
with conditions attached
with grain of salt
more ❯
“They have reached a
tentative
agreement to hold talks next month.”
Adjective
▲
Serving as a trial or being experimental in nature
experimental
exploratory
trial
test
pilot
on trial
provisional
sample
preliminary
developmental
investigative
explorative
fact-finding
probing
probationary
practice
model
speculative
mock
initial
introductory
advance
expeditionary
pretend
simulated
testing
corroboration
elimination
confirmation
empirical
investigational
searching
analytic
examining
experiential
heuristic
prototype
laboratory
trial and error
under the microscope
practical
empiric
existential
objective
observational
based on observation
experience-based
more ❯
“The complexities of designing are dealt with by using a
tentative
solution as a rapid means of exploring the situation that the design is to fit.”
Adjective
▲
Not proven or substantiated
conjectural
unproven
speculative
unsubstantiated
untried
academic
theoretical
hypothetical
notional
intellectual
theoretic
suppositional
abstract
postulated
academical
logical
analytical
formularized
unproved
presumed
philosophical
ideational
assumed
untested
experimental
pedantic
formalistic
codified
putative
suppositious
suppositive
scientific
unfounded
groundless
provisional
postulatory
idealized
US
ideological
systematic
idealised
UK
methodical
based on guesswork
diagnostic
analytic
in theory
pure
unconfirmed
presumptive
presumptuous
preliminary
conceptual
ideal
non-practical
metaphysical
imaginary
rough
non-technical
blue-sky
vague
impractical
approximate
projected
conceptive
general
preparatory
under review
beginning
unconcluded
transcendental
fundamental
basic
higher
contingent
quixotic
hypothetic
problematical
imaginative
unearthly
instanced
transcendent
on paper
as a premise
in the abstract
first stage
on the drawing board
accurate
empirical
meticulous
organized
US
mathematical
organised
UK
factual
thetic
rigorous
deductive
research-based
knowledge-based
supposed
presupposed
reputed
surmised
inferred
suspect
doubtful
uncertain
suspected
guessing
surmising
guesstimated
figured
postulational
on a hunch
apparent
purported
conjectured
alleged
supposititious
likely
asserted
inferential
ostensible
seeming
ostensive
evident
unreal
prima facie
rumoured
UK
rumored
US
unrealistic
claimed
accepted
thought
held
understood
conjecturable
debatable
imagined
disputable
assumptive
indefinite
unpragmatic
expected
recondite
acknowledged
unpractical
hypothesized
US
anticipated
implicit
given
connoted
tacit
intangible
immaterial
granted
hypothesised
UK
reputative
so-called
counted on
taken as known
taken for granted
reachy
divinatory
fanciful
admitted
illusory
visionary
nonconcrete
irrelevant
paradigmatic
just so
useless
suppository
professed
believed
nominal
ivory-tower
not practical
ivory-towered
specious
said
ivory-towerish
declared
soi-disant
quote unquote
questionable
indeterminate
contestable
stochastic
concocted
conditional
provisory
proposed
made up
deep
esoteric
supernatural
reported
abstruse
profound
oversubtle
incorporeal
jesuitic
philosophic
numinous
mystical
ontological
imputed
recognized
US
recognised
UK
high-flown
commonly believed
commonly regarded
more ❯
“Progress was made in preliminary studies leading toward a
tentative
theory on the cause and action of rock bursts.”
Adjective
▲
Serving the function of someone or something else temporarily
temporary
provisional
provisory
provisionary
acting
makeshift
ad interim
stopgap
experimental
preliminary
transitional
test
changeover
conditional
improvised
working
TBC
contingent
dependent
rough
qualified
unfinished
limited
interregnal
outline
draft
US
draught
UK
fill-in
make-do
pro tem
pencilled in
subject to confirmation
pro tempore
to be confirmed
rough-and-ready
interim
caretaker
substitute
alternate
impromptu
emergency
short-term
stand-in
pinch-hitting
reserve
intervening
surrogate
deputy
expediential
supply
holding
rough and ready
band-aid
thrown-together
ad hoc
pop-up
non-permanent
more ❯
“As I indicated earlier, the allocation is always made on a
tentative
basis.”
Adjective
▲
Not offering, involving, or eager for new or stimulating things
unadventurous
circumspect
cautious
prudent
chary
wary
timid
careful
cagey
conservative
hesitant
unenterprising
conventional
timorous
traditional
unexciting
unimaginative
boring
limited
restrained
safe
stuffy
uncreative
shy
straight
uptight
narrow-minded
stay-at-home
strait-laced
stick-in-the-mud
guarded
judicious
discreet
reserved
vigilant
mindful
belt-and-braces
tactful
heedful
alert
watchful
measured
reticent
apprehensive
gingerly
attentive
considerate
aware
leery
provident
scrupulous
politic
suspecting
forethoughtful
precautious
suspicious
discriminating
thoughtful
observant
calculating
on the qui vive
thinking twice
keeping a weather eye on
watching one's step
on your toes
walking on eggs
hedging your bets
on guard
watching out
keeping on one's toes
handling with kid gloves
with reservations
all ears
playing safe
walking on egg shells
with eyes peeled
taking it slow
on the lookout
on the watch
diplomatic
gentle
softly-softly
patient
noncommittal
shrewd
canny
fastidious
awake
regardful
moderate
on the alert
deliberate
reluctant
punctilious
particular
conscientious
on one's toes
ready
prepared
tentie
tenty
reasonable
thorough
meticulous
Argus-eyed
open-eyed
on the ball
on the job
methodical
sagacious
finicky
distrustful
wise
wide-awake
paying attention
controlled
unhurried
not missing a trick
painstaking
temperate
perceptive
accurate
fussy
precise
concerned
uneasy
strict
diligent
exact
keen
rigorous
defensive
eagle-eyed
keen-eyed
laborious
perfectionist
sharp
exacting
sensible
correct
loath
sceptical
UK
dubious
mistrustful
doubtful
on tiptoe
delicate
picky
persnickety
nice
wide awake
discerning
hawk-eyed
sharp-eyed
afraid
nervous
averse
disinclined
gimlet-eyed
beady-eyed
conscious
keeping one's eyes peeled
keeping a weather eye on things
iffy
inhibited
constrained
skeptical
US
considered
protective
non-committal
assiduous
balanced
sedulous
exhaustive
orderly
industrious
agog
anxious
concentrating
acute
faithful
dedicated
full
intensive
solid
religious
prim
searching
elaborate
thoroughgoing
wired
selfdisciplined
pernickety
loving
strenuous
in-depth
with weather eye open
looking to
by the book
on alert
looking for
by the numbers
going to great lengths
fast on the draw
waiting on
with eyes like a hawk
sensitive
sage
overcareful
overcautious
squeamish
dainty
watching
playing your cards close to your chest
forehanded
forearmed
farsighted
secretive
wakeful
evasive
with one's eyes open
keeping one's eyes skinned
hooked
glued
unsleeping
low
elusive
hip
equivocal
intelligent
with one's eyes skinned
psyched up
standing at attention
keeping a weather eye open
switched on
keeping one's eyes open
tight-lipped
strategic
unexaggerated
understated
judgmatic
judgmatical
civil
detailed
expectant
self-protective
worldly-wise
microscopic
kid-glove
studious
demanding
having foresight
on lookout
not rash
pedantic
active
conscionable
stickling
nitpicking
duteous
punctual
perky
quick
upon one's guard
levelheaded
rational
logical
pragmatic
deep
reasoned
white-glove
dotting the i's
ultra-careful
crossing the t's
nit-picky
slow
mature
fully awake
heads up
wide-eyed
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
sober
steady
well thought-out
well-grounded
continuous
even
unspectacular
tolerant
modest
regular
mild
easy
lenient
disciplined
peaceable
abstinent
ongoing
gradual
continuing
plodding
cognizant
not given to excesses
compromising
untroubled
not excessive
conversant
witting
sentient
happening slowly
knowledgeable
ware
knowing
slow but sure
observing
respectful
solicitous
observative
au courant
alive to
on to
awake to
conscious of
plugged in
chary of
in the know
wary of
cognizant of
acquainted with
tuned in
regardful of
recognizant of
be up on
know ins and outs
aware of
careful of
watchful of
know all the answers
wise to
hip to
sensible of
alert to
heedful of
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not complete or absolute
qualified
conditional
contingent
guarded
equivocal
limited
provisional
reserved
restricted
adapted
adjusted
bounded
circumscribed
modified
amended
cautious
moderated
hesitant
refined
tempered
confined
partial
provisory
lessened
reduced
relative
restrictive
inconclusive
uncertain
unconfirmed
with conditions
with conditions attached
with reservations
with strings attached
granted on certain terms
not absolute
iffy
codicillary
fortuitous
obscure
reliant
relying on
depending on
subject to
dependent upon
with grain of salt
stipulatory
dependent
hypothetical
conditioned
subject to change
qualificatory
exclusive
selective
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Easily anxious or frightened
faint-hearted
cowardly
timorous
timid
fearful
chicken
gutless
spineless
craven
pusillanimous
yellow
weak
wimpish
recreant
spiritless
wimpy
soft
scared
cowering
sissy
nervous
quaking
apprehensive
afraid
trembling
wet
jittery
irresolute
diffident
shy
weakling
boneless
retiring
hesitant
daunted
jumpy
nervy
spooked
feart
unmanly
lily-livered
weak-kneed
chicken-livered
pigeon-hearted
chicken-hearted
yellow-bellied
easily frightened
weak-willed
candy-assed
poor-spirited
easily scared
frightened
mousy
mousey
tremulous
lacking courage
skittish
fainthearted
shrinking
meek
cringey
anxious
panicky
pigeonhearted
unheroic
capricious
gentle
shaky
browbeaten
wavering
unnerved
submissive
dismayed
bullied
unassured
cowed
vacillating
feeble
intimidated
Milquetoast
having cold feet
scary
fearsome
faint
shuddering
trepidatious
dastardly
chickenhearted
bashful
poltroon
unassertive
milk-livered
sissified
pathetic
nerveless
unconfident
insecure
characterless
uneasy
frail
introverted
wishy-washy
worried
abject
effete
reticent
namby-pamby
limp-wristed
reserved
self-conscious
uncertain
skittery
antsy
tense
passive
self-effacing
bothered
base
weakened
wussy
invertebrate
withdrawn
lacking confidence
tame
coy
quiet
uptight
unsettled
restless
troubled
milk-and-water
caitiff
perturbed
unsure
modest
lacking self-confidence
lame
not self-assured
self-doubting
white-livered
impotent
running scared
sheepish
concerned
fidgety
flurried
unassuming
squeamish
wary
fretful
edgy
unforthcoming
disquieted
twitchy
dithery
fluttery
terrified
toey
upset
startled
spookish
squirrelly
skitterish
discomposed
ineffectual
disturbed
introvert
agitated
uncomfortable
sookie
alarmed
cowhearted
backward
worthless
very nervous
petrified
inept
ineffective
cringing
high-strung
highly strung
unconvincing
unenthusiastic
feckless
milksoppish
paper tiger
no guts
having the willies
lacking assurance
lacking in confidence
meager
US
not confident
ill at ease
mild
tenuous
meagre
UK
on edge
half-hearted
low-key
resigned
mouselike
coward
inhibited
niddering
poltroonish
faint of heart
demure
emasculated
ignoble
graceless
humble
indecisive
weedy
excited
like a lamb to the slaughter
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
afraid of one's own shadow
fickle
embarrassed
daft
nerdy
faltering
dithering
useless
approval-seeking
unobtrusive
rabbity
plain
quivery
forceless
pithless
emasculate
unsubstantial
fragile
powerless
undetermined
indeterminate
fallible
pale
moderate
flimsy
corruptible
supine
hemming and hawing
waffling
yielding
unreliable
undependable
strained
unrelaxed
unquiet
awkward
discomforted
discomfited
without a will of your own
easily led
afraid of one's shadow
slack-spined
lacking social skills
tongue-tied
taut
excitable
queazy
angsty
overstrung
distressed
stressed
neurotic
flighty
brittle
unglued
careful
shivery
queasy
easily agitated
horrified
frantic
shaken
rattled
aghast
hysterical
terrorized
US
affrighted
afeared
overwrought
hysteric
shocked
frozen
stunned
frit
terrorised
UK
apprehensive about
intimidated by
in a flap
alarmed at
beside oneself
terror-stricken
scared to death
panic-stricken
in a fluster
scared stiff
in a state
in a tizzy
scared witless
in a tizz
in a funk
in a cold sweat
horror-struck
in a blue funk
horror-stricken
terror-struck
in awe
shaking in one's shoes
with your heart in your mouth
frightened out of your wits
scared out of your wits
shaking like a leaf
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty
dithery
anxious
worried
tense
nervous
troubled
uneasy
edgy
jittery
uptight
jumpy
nervy
upset
perturbed
antsy
aflutter
insecure
unquiet
queazy
agitated
queasy
hinky
atwitter
goosey
bothered
flustered
uncertain
hesitant
unsure
irresolute
indecisive
dithering
vacillating
wavering
swithering
ill at ease
hung up
on edge
het up
keyed up
on tenterhooks
on pins and needles
in a flap
all of a dither
apprehensive
fidgety
twitchy
disturbed
restless
unsettled
distressed
concerned
fearful
wired
overwrought
discomposed
frightened
stressed
disquieted
in a tizzy
scared
shaky
overstrung
toey
fretful
worked up
disconcerted
hyper
afraid
highly strung
uncomfortable
strung out
stressy
spooked
excited
dismayed
in a state
high-strung
strained
skittish
restive
unnerved
alarmed
shaken
neurotic
flurried
ruffled
strung up
anguished
spooky
windy
squirrelly
discombobulated
distraught
excitable
hysterical
adrenalized
in a state of agitation
like a cat on a hot tin roof
wound up
annoyed
in a tizz
in a stew
in a state of nerves
brittle
panicky
unrelaxed
sensitive
febrile
all of a lather
like a cat on hot bricks
vexed
trembling
shaking
harassed
unglued
pained
confused
aggravated
shy
beset
chagrined
mortified
inconvenienced
wrought up
provoked
in a sweat
harried
in a twitter
a bundle of nerves
having kittens
in a twit
fluttery
tormented
unstable
angsty
overanxious
choked
irked
quaking
rattled
in suspense
beside oneself
bundle of nerves
under stress
hot and bothered
in a cold sweat
stressed out
afflicted
all of a doodah
timid
miffed
bricking oneself
flighty
shook up
pestered
terrified
exacerbated
harrowed
displeased
embarrassed
discomfited
taut
skittery
troublous
bashful
timorous
fraught
irritable
shocked
distracted
suspicious
fazed
frantic
careful
irritated
discountenanced
feeling anxious
nail-biting
quivering
riled
tortured
plagued
shivery
fevered
self-conscious
fretting
put out
worried stiff
clutched
hassled
nervous wreck
worried sick
like a fish out of water
muddled
angstful
solicitous
bugged
white-knuckled
a wreck
shot to pieces
with one's stomach in knots
having butterflies in the stomach
with your heart in your mouth
trepidatious
frazzled
unrestful
nerve-racking
stressful
creepy
graceless
mousy
hectic
Delphic
unassured
unpoised
desperate
flushed
startled
intense
nerves on edge
easily frightened
easily agitated
withdrawn
in a panic
daunted
aquiver
strict
cautious
conventional
turbulent
watchful
unpeaceful
aghast
dreading
all of a flutter
fidgeting
active
unsteady
itchy
spasmodic
fitful
emotional
frenzied
unreluctant
irrational
impatient
hurt
asea
pressured
in a flat spin
in a spin
sweating bullets
a basket case
wrought-up
overactive
overexcited
hot under the collar
hyped-up
afire
atingle
heated
hyperexcited
worrying
wrung
grieved
tossing and turning
in a dither
shaking in one's shoes
old-fashioned
gutted
sad
on the defensive
saddened
unhappy
all nerves
in turmoil
zipped up
hot
juiced up
on the qui vive
under pressure
angered
offended
disappointed
fretted
under a strain
white knuckled
low
thrown
up the wall
awkward
verklempt
blue
unzipped
wounded
retiring
shrinking
cut up
in disorder
amazed
come apart
broken up
at sixes and sevens
psyched out
all torn up
bummed out
inhibited
gauche
unnatural
blushing
faltering
doubtful
out of place
horrified
petrified
beleaguered
terror-stricken
scared stiff
horror-struck
unconfident
haunted
terrorized
US
diffident
intimidated
miserable
frozen
stunned
scared to death
terrorised
UK
oppressed
affrighted
overwhelmed
panic-stricken
sorrowful
preoccupied
careworn
disconsolate
despondent
heartbroken
wretched
obsessed
angst-ridden
scary
dolorous
bedevilled
UK
hysteric
running scared
cowed
desolate
fearsome
devastated
despairing
affected
burdened
brokenhearted
overburdened
sorrowing
bedeviled
US
scared witless
terror-struck
horror-stricken
self-doubting
grief-stricken
broken-hearted
unassertive
dejected
depressed
doleful
meek
peeved
manic
mournful
traumatized
US
grieving
melancholy
rueful
inconsolable
shook
bitter
woeful
suffering
agonized
US
dolesome
weeping
traumatised
UK
wailing
persecuted
appalled
angry
bewailing
tremulous
hounded
bemoaning
mad
aching
passive
frightened to death
agonised
UK
in a funk
in a blue funk
not confident
lacking confidence
lacking self-confidence
in pain
not self-assured
sheepish
waiting for the axe to fall
racked with suffering
racked with pain
exercised
drawn
mousey
pinched
fractious
touchy
feverish
fainthearted
introverted
possessed
pessimistic
morose
heavyhearted
broken
cheerless
cross
disoriented
mistrustful
gripped
stiff
exasperated
down
bereaved
wrecked
heartsick
hurting
demoralized
US
consumed
frightened out of your wits
paralysed with fear
UK
scared out of your wits
gun-shy
mourning
crushed
ratty
stressed-out
controlled
dominated
feart
narked
galled
weighed down
shaking like a leaf
cursed
overcome
seized
pusillanimous
submissive
demoralised
UK
stupefied
afeared
frit
rabbity
hard-pressed
chicken
numb
dogged
overpowered
surrounded
yellow
dazed
dumbfounded
weak
woebegone
under the cosh
frozen with fear
at the end of your tether
paralyzed with fear
US
lily-livered
insane
held
devoured
paranoid
bewitched
faint-hearted
lacking in confidence
lacking assurance
heavy with grief
overcome with sorrow
up against it
violent
fiendish
in the grip of
pushing the panic button
taken over
having cold feet
teed off
under a spell
have cold feet
long-suffering
waiting with bated breath
moved
disorderly
volatile
unbalanced
tensed
haggard
overemotional
oversensitive
all wound up
disorientated
erratic
reserved
champing at the bit
distrait
histrionic
stir-crazy
sorry
overstretched
scunnered
bewildered
cowardly
lamentable
plangent
discomforted
easily upset
abashed
pressurized
US
pressurised
UK
strange
perplexed
lost
funeral
modest
grim
chafed
cowering
deploring
agog
biting one's nails
falling apart
foreboding
in a tiz-woz
approval-seeking
avid
lugubrious
shamefaced
chicken-hearted
sissy
butterflies
jellyfish
plaintive
hag-ridden
apprehensive about
intimidated by
basket case
alarmed at
in a fluster
regretful
tied up in knots
phobic
in a frenzy
in a lather
stilted
unenthusiastic
downbeat
funky
anxiously waiting
nervously awaiting
fearfully anticipating
apprehensively expecting
lacking social skills
tongue-tied
in awe
put upon
artificial
spineless
painful
shell-shocked
mannered
in fear and trepidation
having stage fright
biting nails
very scared
having a funny feeling
numb with fear
quivery
all agog
open-mouthed
aroused
panicked
with bated breath
aw-shucks
downcast
on the rack
ill-at-ease
forlorn
out of countenance
unsure of yourself
gloomy
unforthcoming
melancholic
stirred
disheartened
dismal
hyperactive
discouraged
crazy
high
wakeful
distrustful
self-effacing
hopeless
insomniac
dubious
sceptical
UK
bleak
skeptical
US
wary
awake
unsleeping
resigned
worked-up
defeatist
sunk
doubting
beside yourself
swivel-eyed
insomnolent
weary
freaked-out
wound-up
keyed-up
fired-up
hot-and-bothered
strung-out
suicidal
throwing a wobbly
cynical
grumpy
steamed up
flipped out
out of your mind
chary
hot under collar
all shook up
alert
petulant
testy
nowhere to go
at end of one's rope
in despair
down in the dumps
in the pits
in the dumps
shot down
irascible
struggling
questioning
peevish
vigilant
cranky
irate
crabby
guarded
snappish
furious
without sleep
wide awake
wide-awake
attentive
sleepless
crotchety
enraged
huffy
circumspect
incensed
tetchy
infuriated
querulous
splenetic
crabbed
perverse
mistrusting
untrusting
indignant
captious
ireful
sore
complaining
ornery
mean
shirty
leery
in difficulties
grumbling
whining
critical
on guard
in a tight corner
in a tight spot
steaming
carping
caviling
US
aggrieved
contrary
with your back to the wall
crook
snaky
faultfinding
wreck
boiling
cavilling
UK
brassed off
hacked off
ticked off
in a temper
bent out of shape
fed up
cheesed off
peed off
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
short-tempered
ill-natured
out of sorts
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Being in the trial or experimental stage
beta
trial
experimental
new
provisional
testing
unproven
unready
pre-release
being tested
mostly working
Adjective
▲
Lacking in confidence, assertiveness or self-assurance
humble
meek
unassertive
deferential
submissive
obsequious
servile
acquiescent
compliant
cowed
demure
lamblike
obedient
obliging
shy
soft
spineless
spiritless
subdued
tame
unobtrusive
unprotesting
unresisting
yielding
gentle
lowly
reverential
subservient
biddable
docile
polite
resistless
sheepish
supplicatory
timid
apprehensive
fearful
hesitant
manageable
mild
quiet
sycophantic
timorous
tractable
unambitious
mim
self-conscious
dutiful
obeisant
passive
accommodating
pliant
regardful
reverent
unassuming
amenable
worshipful
resigned
respectful
governable
controllable
conformable
self-effacing
modest
gracious
admiring
law-abiding
malleable
unpretentious
appreciative
civil
courteous
patient
worshiping
US
considerate
forbearing
thoughtful
persuadable
complaisant
ductile
duteous
pliable
mannerly
attentive
awed
deferent
slavish
willing
ingratiating
fawning
tolerant
agreeable
persuasible
pious
longanimous
teachable
down-to-earth
nonresistant
devout
solemn
upholding
worshipping
UK
venerational
peaceful
peaceable
unresistant
tolerating
solicitous
lenient
gullible
trusting
workable
impressionable
diffident
courtly
chivalrous
gallant
game
suggestible
non-resisting
venerating
toadying
long-suffering
easily swayed
ingratiatory
self-abasing
well mannered
well-mannered
grovelling
UK
supine
bootlicking
nonresisting
domesticated
comformable
obeying
abject
giving-in
groveling
US
bowing down
uncomplaining
complying
subordinate
menial
surrendering
amiable
placable
kowtowing
disciplinable
trainable
handleable
under the thumb
under one's thumb
cooperative
adaptable
manipulable
easy
orderly
easygoing
mellow
docious
cool
milky
complacent
usable
childlike
easily influenced
well-behaved
laid-back
easily handled
weak-kneed
easily manipulated
susceptible
influenceable
responsive
receptive
flexible
suasible
susceptive
open
credulous
accepting
assenting
good
disciplined
easily led
moldable
convincible
like putty in your hands
consenting
accessible
amendable
easily persuaded
naive
indulgent
easy-going
supple
go-with-the-flow
transformable
bendy
disposed
ready
prone
alterable
modifiable
unquestioning
tameable
conformist
tamable
accordant
conciliatory
variable
pervious
trained
changeable
formative
adjustable
conforming
sheeplike
assentive
non-resistant
fluid
ingenuous
unsuspecting
agentic
versatile
inexperienced
agreeing
approving
under control
forgiving
convertible
helpful
eager
mouldable
elastic
bendable
movable
exploitable
pushover
inclined
open-minded
innocent
tender
well behaved
impressible
seemly
predisposed
sympathetic
favorable
US
wide-eyed
favourable
UK
putty in one's hands
rolls with punches
over-trustful
over-trusting
well-disposed
easily taken advantage of
easily deceived
easily taken in
readily taken advantage of
well-disciplined
consentient
assentient
untroublesome
compromising
submitting
quiescent
enduring
weak
open to instruction
multiway
acceding
spongy
civilized
US
civilised
UK
mobile
willing to compromise
acquiescing
plastic
unformed
restrained
proper
open to change
domestic
encourageable
rolling with punches
friendly
generous
Uriah Heepish
manipulatable
concurring
onside
supportive
vulnerable
good-natured
good-tempered
well brought up
mindful
well-brought-up
decorous
companionable
useful
eager to please
forthcoming
permissive
sensitive
unwary
good-humoured
UK
good-humored
US
eager to help
gullable
given
defenceless
UK
swayable
devoted
loyal
faithful
emotional
glad to be of assistance
observant
in accord
in agreement
honoring
US
hearsome
honouring
UK
defenseless
US
well-trained
happy
prepared
well disciplined
pleased
well trained
in one's pocket
in one's power
in one's clutches
dewy-eyed
wide open
thin-skinned
easily moved
sitting duck
highly strung
at risk
out on a limb
fall for
glad
wrapped around finger
on a string
at beck and call
enthusiastic
able to be influenced
deceivable
compassionate
charitable
content
keen
dupable
clement
set
pardoning
moderate
benign
merciful
pampering
liberal
temperate
unburdensome
unsuspicious
mollycoddling
humoring
US
spoiling
excusing
light
condoning
deludable
fleeceable
lax
unoppressive
desirous
humouring
UK
like-minded
nothing loath
in the mood
one
in accord with
so minded
in favour
UK
of a mind
so-minded
fain
in favor
US
zealous
minded
more ❯
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▲
Acting as a substitute or surrogate for another
supplementary
substitute
replacement
acting
reserve
surrogate
temporary
alternative
proxy
backup
caretaker
deputy
interim
provisional
relief
standby
stopgap
locum
additional
alternate
ancillary
auxiliary
intervening
makeshift
provisionary
provisory
second
substitutive
supplemental
extra
supernumerary
transitional
fill-in
stand-in
fall-back
pinch-hitting
short-term
ad interim
pro tem
second-string
pro tempore
temp
new
dummy
improvised
quick-and-dirty
make-do
spare
rough-and-ready
throwaway
slapdash
emergency
fallback
secondary
impromptu
band-aid
back-up
another
ad hoc
other
expedient
in reserve
cover
subsidiary
supply
sub
surplus
ersatz
rough and ready
complementary
adoptive
accessory
supporting
jury
expediential
free
fresh
changeover
assistant
foster
in store
extemporary
extempore
non-permanent
pop-up
different
possible
understudy
redundant
superfluous
unused
support
holding
non-standard
impermanent
adjutant
delegated
transient
leftover
unfixed
changeable
cobbled together
thrown together
hit-or-miss
thrown-together
optional
supererogatory
duplicate
for the time being
peripheral
accessorial
contributory
appurtenant
adjuvant
adjunct
working
subordinate
practical
junior
associate
back up
lesser
lower
subservient
attendant
younger
minor
inferior
smaller
lowly
jury-rigged
youngest
under
less
lower-level
second-rate
low-ranking
second-class
low-grade
lower-ranking
second-fiddle
vice-
less important
sub-
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ate one's heart out over
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