121 entries under shy topic. ×
| pavid(adjective, scare, awe) | |
| phobic(adjective, worried, fearful, apprehensive) | |
| resistant(adjective, slow, awkward, forced) | |
| reticent(adjective, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| retiring(adjective, weak, soft, base, modest) | |
| scarey(adjective, scare, awe) | |
| sheepish(adjective, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| shook(adjective, scare, awe) | |
| slow(adjective, doubtful, hesitant, diffident) | |
| tentative(uncertain, nervous, doubtful, hesitant) | |
| trembling(adjective, nervous, fearful, scared) | |
| unassertive(adjective, weak, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| unassured(adjective, uncertain, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| vacillating(uncertain, nervous, doubtful, hesitant) | |
| wavering(adjective, uncertain, nervous, doubtful) | |
| windy(adjective, scare, awe) | |
| aflutter(worried, apprehensive, scared, alarmed) | |
| ambivalent(nervous, fearful) | |
| badgered(nervous, fearful) | |
| balking(slow, averse, unwilling, reluctant) |
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