Timid vs Obedient - What's the difference?
timid | obedient |
Lacking in courage or confidence.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19 Willing]] to [[comply#Verb, comply with the (l), orders, or (l) of those in authority.
As adjectives the difference between timid and obedient
is that timid is timid; shy while obedient is willing]] to [[comply#verb|comply with the (l), orders, or (l) of those in authority.timid
English
Adjective
(er)citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. […]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.}}
Synonyms
* fearful * timorous * shyAntonyms
* daredevil * dauntless * bellicose * reckless * aggressiveDerived terms
* timidlyExternal links
* * ----obedient
English
Alternative forms
* (qualifier)Adjective
(en adjective)- Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.