SELF-DOUBTING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

self-doubting

adjective

Definition of self-doubting

as in timid

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Adjective

But where the Baron is timid and bumbling, Krasznahorkai is expansive, charming, and courtly.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Playing Mary Bennet — Elizabeth’s younger and more timid sister — Bruccoleri set out to portray the coming of age story of a Regency woman.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 25 June 2026

Definition of timid

Adjective

For those still not in the know, the last installment saw Enola insecure about proving worthy of the Holmes name, struggling to figure out her own identity while Sherlock was preoccupied with a case of his own.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
That misalignment between constitutional law and cultural norms makes people feel insecure.

— Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of insecure

Adjective

As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
To strangers, Kay seemed demure, diffident, even shy, an impression her youthful appearance helped create.

— Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of diffident

Adjective

This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.

— Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

Definition of unassertive

Adjective

Contrasting her with the meek, mysterious, and passive Anthy, the series examines the constrictions both men and women face via traditional gender roles, with an eye towards gender fluidity that remains radical today.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
The series centers on Cha Myung-jo, a meek worker at a company producing imitation character stickers who, despite nominally heading his household, lives in the shadow of his far more capable wife.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 June 2026

Definition of meek

Adjective

In a high-debt environment, even a modest increase in interest rates can add a significant fiscal burden.

— Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 July 2026
This sentiment stems from accelerating inflation, a cooling labor market, modest productivity gains, and AI's unfulfilled promise of broad wage increases.

— William Arruda, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of modest

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