121 entries under shy topic. ×
| capricious(nervous, fearful) | |
| dubious(slow, nervous, insecure, averse) | |
| goose-bumpy(worried, apprehensive, scared, alarmed) | |
| hanging back(expression, uncertain, doubtful, hesitant) | |
| having cold feet(expression, adjective, idiom, weak, nervous) | |
| indecisive(uncertain, nervous, doubtful, hesitant) | |
| lacking confidence(expression, uncertain, doubtful, hesitant) | |
| milquetoast(nervous, fearful) | |
| not in the mood(expression, idiom, slow, unwilling) | |
| objecting(slow, averse, unwilling, reluctant) | |
| protesting(slow, averse, unwilling, reluctant) | |
| quivery(worried, apprehensive, scared, alarmed) | |
| reserved(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant) | |
| shying(slow, averse, unwilling, reluctant) | |
| skeptical(uncertain, nervous, doubtful, hesitant) | |
| spiritless(nervous, fearful) | |
| sticking(slow, averse, unwilling, reluctant) | |
| submissive(nervous, fearful) | |
| tardy(hesitant, diffident, unenthusiastic, unwilling) | |
| unsympathetic(slow, averse, unwilling, reluctant) |
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