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76 entries under hesitant topic. ×

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suspicious(adjective, uncertain, anxious, alert, modest)
8
diffident(adjective, weak, uncertain, fear, nervous)
8
perturbed(adjective, anxious, awkward, nervous, unstable)
8
shaky(adjective, upset, informal, excited, uncertain)
8
solicitous(adjective, upset, kind, deliberate, excited)
8
wary(adjective, deliberate, alert, modest, humble)
6
coy(adjective, gentle, fear, modest, nervous)
5
cautious(adjective, alert, modest, humble, careful)
5
retiring(adjective, weak, soft, base, modest)
4
modest(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, nervous)
4
nervy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
3
aghast(adjective, upset, excited, fear, anxious)
3
bashful(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, modest)
3
conscious(adjective, cool, sensible, alert, significant)
3
reserved(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, modest)
3
shrinking(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious)
3
skittish(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
3
touchy(adjective, uncertain, nervous, worried)
2
choked(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
2
circumspect(adjective, deliberate, alert, modest, humble)
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