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78 entries under modest topic. ×
| timid(adjective, weak, soft, moderate, gentle) | |
| afraid(adjective, upset, weak, excited, uncertain) | |
| shy(adjective, quiet, weak, soft, anxious) | |
| timorous(adjective, weak, gentle, fear, anxious) | |
| nervous(adjective, upset, weak, awful, terrible) | |
| apprehensive(adjective, upset, weak, gentle, excited) | |
| diffident(adjective, quiet, weak, fear) | |
| humble(adjective, nervous, shy, hesitant) | |
| hesitant(adjective, weak, gentle, uncertain, anxious) | |
| skittish(adjective, anxious, nervous, humble) | |
| retiring(adjective, quiet, weak, soft, base) | |
| shrinking(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious) | |
| bashful(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle) | |
| introverted(adjective, nervous, humble, hesitant) | |
| self-conscious(adjective, quiet, meek, unassuming) | |
| unassertive(adjective, weak, nervous, humble) | |
| unwilling(adjective, humble, hesitant, suspicious) | |
| coy(adjective, fear, nervous, humble) | |
| distrustful(adjective, nervous, humble, hesitant) | |
| sheepish(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, informal) |
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