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reluctant(adjective, quiet, easy, heavy, deliberate)
21
loath(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hostile)
20
indisposed(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hostile)
20
unwilling(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
19
averse(adjective, modest, humble, shy, doubtful)
12
hesitant(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
10
shy(adjective, quiet, uncertain, doubtful, hesitant)
8
slow(adjective, quiet, deliberate, shy, doubtful)
6
backward(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
5
afraid(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hostile)
4
chary(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
3
uneager(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hostile)
2
hesitating(adjective, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
2
reticent(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
1
cautious(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, hesitant)
1
circumspect(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
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coy(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
1
lazy(adjective, quiet, easy, heavy, deliberate)
1
sluggish(adjective, quiet, moderate, easy, slow)
1
tardy(shy, hesitant, unenthusiastic, unwilling)
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