| unpretending(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal) |
| unsocial(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious) |
| recoiling(adjective, shy) |
| afraid(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy) |
| averse(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) |
| cold(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent) |
| conscious(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious) |
| cool(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent) |
| evasive |
| frigid(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent) |
| hesitant(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, restrained) |
| hesitating(adjective, shy, hesitant, sluggish, late) |
| icy(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent) |
| ill at ease(expression, adjective, idiom) |
| in a tizzy(expression, adjective, idiom) |
| inarticulate(quiet, soft, awkward, still, silent) |
| inhibited(quiet, soft, gentle, still, reserved) |
| offish(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent) |
| plain(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal) |
| pusillanimous(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful) |