tremulous

1 antonym for tremulous — opposites grouped by meaning.

Adj — Shaking slightly, especially from fear, cold or weakness.

Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Shaking slightly, especially from fear, cold or weakness.

““Thank God!” he cried brokenly, all the pent emotion of the long night vibrant in his tremulous voice.”

shaky quaking quavering shivering trembly

Opposites

steady

2. adj

Nervous and unsure, showing a lack of confidence.

“This, hard on the heels of the death of Julia Child in 2004, makes one tremulous about the future.”

fearful timorous wavering

Antonyms

steady

Etymology

This word comes from Latin tremulus, formed from tremō (“to tremble, shake”) and -ulus; it is a doublet of tremor and tremble. On the surface it can also be analysed as tremulate plus -ous.

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