| miserly(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful) |
| bashful(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant) |
| hesitant(adjective, delicate, restrained, modest, humble) |
| calculating(adjective, sensible, delicate, restrained, alert) |
| timid(adjective, delicate, modest, humble, careful) |
| constrained(adjective, careful, meek, cautious) |
| tender |
| backward(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant) |
| diffident(adjective, hesitant, timid, unenthusiastic) |
| timorous(adjective, meek, timid, unassuming) |
| nervous(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant) |
| reticent(adjective, restrained, modest, humble) |
| retiring(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant) |
| coy(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant) |
| demure(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant) |
| modest(adjective, humble, hesitant, meek) |
| reserved(adjective, reasonable, sensible, restrained, modest) |
| self-conscious(meek, timid, unassuming, diffident) |
| self-effacing(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant) |
| shamefaced(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant) |