ADVENTUROUS Antonyms

• lacking in boldness

• quick to understand

• mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

• in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

• the act of drilling

• the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• exercising caution or showing care or attention

• cautiously attentive

• unhurried and with care and dignity

• full of cares or anxiety

• mindful of the future in spending money

• showing careful forethought

• people who are fearful and cautious

• avoiding excess

• following accepted customs and proprieties

• (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy

• unimaginative and conformist

• conforming with accepted standards

• represented in simplified or symbolic form

• in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past

• rigidly formal or bound by convention

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

• lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

• experiencing or showing fear

• causing fear or dread or terror

• extremely distressing

• timid by nature or revealing timidity

• capable of being foretold

• made afraid

• very restrained or quiet

• brought from wildness into a domesticated state

• flat and uninspiring

• very docile

• correct by punishment or discipline

• make less strong or intense; soften

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

• overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

• make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

• showing fear and lack of confidence

• lacking self-confidence

• people who are fearful and cautious

• lacking conviction or boldness or courage

• lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome

• not stimulating

• not exciting

• of or relating to the nervous system

• easily agitated

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

• excited in anticipation

• unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)