Vocabulary
Timid
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened.
Urdu meaning
بزدل خوفزدہ ڈرپوک
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
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The timid pro-women stances of female leaders strengthen the grip of misogynistic power structures that prevent parity and divergence.
Dawn Editorials —
Close the gap
— 2025-06-16
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The challenge from India provides an opportunity which should not be lost to a timid, business-as-usual economic strategy.
Dawn Editorials —
The next challenge
— 2025-06-02
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An unnecessarily timid and submissive attitude towards other stakeholders has defined the conduct of recent holders of this office with few exceptions.
Dawn Editorials —
First line of defence
— 2025-03-31
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We cannot be timid about dismantling a ruthless human trafficking industry that dupes the indigent to make a pretty penny, particularly in times of acute unemployment, poverty, absence of opportunities and socioeconomic insecurity.
Dawn Editorials —
Troubled waters
— 2024-12-20
Synonyms
easily frightened, lacking courage, fearful, apprehensive, afraid, frightened, scared
Antonyms
bold, forthcoming, brazen
Curator example
“I was too timid to ask for what I wanted”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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