All fainthearted synonyms
faint·heart·ed
F f adj fainthearted
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- fearful — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- frightened — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- gutless — lacking courage, fortitude, or determination.
- intimidated — to make timid; fill with fear.
- lily-livered — weak or lacking in courage; cowardly; pusillanimous.
- meek — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- mousy — resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in color or odor.
- spineless — having no spines or quills.
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- yellow — a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
- cowed — intimidated; frightened
- cowering — to crouch, as in fear or shame.
- unassertive — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- wimpy — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
adjective fainthearted
- timid — lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.