self-doubting

adjective

Definition of self-doubtingnext
as in timid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubting
  1. timid
  2. insecure
  3. diffident
  4. unassertive
  5. meek
  6. unassuming
  7. modest
Adjective
  • From Dickinson to Colton Dach, who was making his NHL debut, to Nolan Allan and much of the lineup, the Blackhawks weren’t timid.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Usually, a player who has been injured for that long will come in and be timid and not want to do anything too crazy.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of timid
Adjective
  • Over the past four years, Netanyahu clearly has had reason to feel insecure about his relationship with Trump.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But multiple rounds of layoffs and a messy pandemic recovery have left workers feeling more insecure.
    Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of insecure
Adjective
  • Consider Chatterton’s Fields of This, an exemplary case study, as the hazy slacker rock the Oxnard, California, duo of guitarist-keyboardist Brock Pierce and multi-instrumentalist Logan Scrivner dream up is brash yet diffident.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
  • In the light of Rifkin’s diffident anguish, the heartfelt whimsy of these scenes plays like Allen’s own nostalgic reminiscence of his early, funny stuff—and of the way that his life used to be.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Definition of diffident
Adjective
  • Shy and unassertive, she’s often been overlooked by others and kept to herself.
    Yasmine AlSayyad, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
  • After a time, Patterson’s play-it-down-the-middle approach feels less like the remembrances of a Renaissance man and more like evasive, unassertive hedging.
    Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 6 June 2022
Definition of unassertive
Adjective
  • He was supposed to be a meek guy who doesn’t speak up.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Gary starts the film as a meek, somewhat nerdy college professor, but circumstances quickly force him into the uncomfortable position of becoming an undercover police informant.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of meek
Adjective
  • Don’t let the unassuming title deceive you – this is one of the most competitive regular season meets in years.
    Caroline Price, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The juxtaposition of quotidian practicality and unassuming performance has stirred the hearts and minds of many, and now many automakers that traditionally only sold hot wagons abroad are bringing them to the States.
    Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of unassuming
Adjective
  • The year-on-year increases at each major are more modest, usually between 10 and 12 percent, but that percentage of tournament revenue remains steadfast, if not entirely immovable.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • By that metric, many of the best-off teachers are in rural districts where salaries are relatively modest, but home prices are low.
    Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of modest
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Thesaurus Entries Near self-doubting

self-doubt

self-doubting

self-dramatizer

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