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144 entries under shy topic. ×
| goose-bumpy(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared) | |
| hanging back(expression, uncertain, doubtful, hesitant) | |
| have cold feet(expression, idiom, worried, afraid) | |
| having cold feet(expression, idiom, nervous, fearful) | |
| in a dither(expression, idiom, worried, afraid) | |
| indisposed(hesitant, unenthusiastic, unwilling, disinclined) | |
| lacking confidence(expression, uncertain, doubtful, hesitant) | |
| late(adjective, hesitant, sluggish) | |
| meekest(adjective, soft, meek, frugal) | |
| milquetoast(nervous, fearful) | |
| nervy(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared) | |
| perturbed(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared) | |
| phobic(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared) | |
| quivery(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared) | |
| recoiling | |
| slow(uncertain, doubtful, hesitant, cautious) | |
| sluggish(adjective, hesitant, late) | |
| solicitous(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared) | |
| spiritless(nervous, fearful) | |
| tardy(adjective, hesitant, sluggish, late) |
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