Synonyms of tremulous

tremulous

adjective

ˈtrem-yə-ləs 

1

as in timid

easily frightened

a tremulous girl somehow mustered up the courage to ask a question of the governor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• timid
• fearful
• scary
• timorous
• shy
• mousy
• yellow
• terrified
• scared
• mousey
• afraid
• startled
• fearsome
• fainthearted
• panicked
• skittish
• anxious
• pusillanimous
• craven
• apprehensive
• unheroic
• cowardly
• nervous
• jittery
• dastardly
• alarmed
• gutless
• jumpy
• panicky
• spineless
• spooky
• chicken
• spooked
• horrified
• chickenhearted
• shocked
• lily-livered
• poltroon
• milk-livered
• unnerved
• chicken-livered
• panic-stricken
• terrorized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• daring
• bold
• adventurous
• audacious
• hardy
• brave
• venturesome
• fearless
• heroic
• courageous
• gallant
• gutsy
• valiant
• dashing
• undaunted
• stout
• dauntless
• intrepid
• confident
• valorous
• stalwart
• venturous
• resolute
• heroical
• adventuresome
• unflinching
• assured
• firm
• unswerving
• plucky
• spirited
• stouthearted
• doughty
• determined
• undeterred
• game
• lionhearted
• greathearted
• self-assured
• spunky
• self-confident
• mettlesome

2

as in trembling

marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements

the frail woman extended a tremulous hand in welcome

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trembling
• trembly
• shaking
• quivering
• shuddering
• shaky
• shivering
• quavery
• wobbly
• atremble
• shuddery
• quaking
• tottering
• wobbling
• wabbly
• tottery
• wabbling
• aquiver
• unsteady
• convulsive
• throbbing
• shivery
• wavering
• rocky
• palpitating
• pulsating
• unstable
• wavery
• staggery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stable
• steady
• controlled
• firm
• settled

Examples of tremulous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Brnovich’s approach netted almost no one, Mayes has brought the most politically tremulous case to Arizona perhaps since the AzScam bribery cases more than 30 years ago. —Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024

Naipaul’s novel takes in Mohun Biswas’s life episode by episode, telling it from inside his protagonist’s comprehension, as a story of tremulous ambition and anxiety. —James Wood, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024

Sugar is the group’s chanteuse; Monroe is the film’s tremulous heart and soul. —The New York Times Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024

Yet Zendaya, an actor of tremulous, often wordless nuance, also shows us the mounting alarm behind Chani’s skepticism. —Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2024

Podcast

Get Word of the Day delivered to your inbox!