47 entries under shy topic. ×

14
timid(adjective, weak, nervous, fearful)
10
cowardly(adjective, weak, nervous, fearful)
4
mousy(adjective, weak, nervous, meek)
3
fearful(adjective, weak, nervous, spineless)
3
shrinking(verb, weak, nervous, fearful)
2
diffident(weak, nervous, fearful, spineless)
2
submissive(adjective, weak, gentle, inferior, nervous)
2
timorous(weak, nervous, fearful, spineless)
2
trembling(verb, nervous, fearful)
1
afraid(adjective, weak, soft, low, base)
1
apprehensive(weak, nervous, fearful, spineless)
1
fainthearted(adjective, weak, nervous, fearful)
1
frightened(adjective, weak, soft, low, base)
1
having cold feet(expression, adjective, idiom, weak, gentle)
1
intimidated(adjective, weak, gentle, nervous)
1
nervous(weak, fearful, spineless, gutless)
1
pusillanimous(weak, nervous, fearful, spineless)
1
retiring(weak, nervous, fearful, spineless)
1
soft(weak, nervous, fearful, spineless)
1
spineless(adjective, weak, soft, gentle, base)
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