76 entries under timid topic. ×

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suspicious(adjective, uncertain, anxious, modest, awkward)
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wary(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
4
faint(adjective, nervous, fearful)
4
indisposed(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
3
disquieted(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
2
have cold feet(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, passionate)
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in a dither(expression, idiom, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
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nervy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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running scared(expression, adjective, upset, weak, base)
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skittish(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
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spineless(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous)
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tense(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
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solicitous(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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demure(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
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distrustful(adjective, uncertain, modest, nervous, humble)
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modest(adjective, nervous, humble, shy, hesitant)
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reticent(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
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retiring(adjective, weak, soft, base, modest)
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sheepish(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
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tentative(uncertain, nervous, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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