nebbishy

adjective

as in timid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nebbishy
  1. timid
  2. pusillanimous
  3. villainous
  4. unscrupulous
  5. cowardly
  6. craven
  7. unprincipled
  8. dastardly
Adjective
  • Conversely, timid or softened feedback delivered to struggling employees creates a false sense of security, signaling that there is no urgency to adjust course.
    — Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Knight was timid, and his interview was practiced, Becker said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of timid
Adjective
  • Some also have lost lawyers, dismayed by the pusillanimous behavior of their leaders.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
  • The second believed the United States could attain comprehensive security through military-technological means and saw diplomacy as a quixotic or pusillanimous enterprise that dishonored and weakened the country.
    — A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Definition of pusillanimous
Adjective
  • Speaking of singing pirates, Curry clearly fancied these kinds of roles, signing on to play the villainous Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Brian Henson’s musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Curry also appeared widely on television, including playing the villainous Pennywise the Clown Stephen King’s It, a 1990 miniseries adaptation of the classic horror novel.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of villainous
Adjective
  • The stark truth is that unscrupulous athletic departments, sports agents, and conferences will slow roll and stonewall following the rules.
    — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Haroon said early examples were often crude, produced cheaply by struggling artists working for unscrupulous dealers.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of unscrupulous
Adjective
  • What’s left is a vaguely political YouTube series afraid of its own tail, incapable of being actually relatable and too cowardly to own the batshit truths of these people’s lives.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The trans actor Elliot Page plays Sinon, a poor boy from Ithaca who is brave enough to travel with Odysseus in place of the cowardly aristocrat Antinous, played by Robert Pattinson.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of cowardly
Adjective
  • The implication is that stage types and progressive politicians are craven, submissive, and insincere.
    — Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Not an inspiration for craven pundits and politicians to use players as divisive avatars.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of craven
Adjective
  • That doesn't enable cunning and unprincipled men to subvert the power of the people.
    — Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Ditto his despicable aides and Cabinet members, his unprincipled sycophants and suck-ups.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Definition of unprincipled
Adjective
  • How could anyone do this dastardly, inhumane, barbaric escape?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Wondering when all those dastardly interstate constructions are finally going to stop blocking your way?
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 17 July 2026
Definition of dastardly
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