6
backward(adjective, quiet, gentle, uncertain, modest)
6
cautious(adjective, delicate, uncertain, restrained, modest)
6
distrustful(adjective, uncertain, modest, nervous, humble)
6
erratic(adjective, doubtful, vague, changeable, unsure)
6
groping
6
retiring(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, modest)
6
shilly-shallying
6
shrinking(adjective, weak, anxious, modest, nervous)
6
unconfident(adjective, uncertain, nervous, doubtful, worried)
5
anxious(adjective, uncertain, awkward, shy, doubtful)
5
changeable(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, vague, indefinite)
5
chary(adjective, delicate, restrained, modest, humble)
5
doubting(adjective, weak, uncertain, shy, doubtful)
5
enigmatic
5
fickle(adjective, weak, uncertain, doubtful, unsure)
5
fluctuating(adjective, weak, uncertain, doubtful, unsure)
5
indefinite(adjective, open, uncertain, doubtful, vague)
5
problematic(uncertain, nervous, doubtful, insecure, unsure)
5
stammering(adjective, uncertain, tentative)
5
stuttering(adjective, uncertain, tentative)
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