5
suspicious(adjective, delicate, uncertain, restrained, modest)
5
undependable(adjective, uncertain, nervous, unstable, feeble)
5
unpredictable(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, vague)
5
unsettled(adjective, open, weak, uncertain, awkward)
5
worried(adjective, uncertain, anxious, shy, tense)
4
ambiguous(adjective, open, doubtful, vague, unsure)
4
careful(adjective, delicate, restrained, safe, cautious)
4
circumspect(adjective, delicate, restrained, modest, humble)
4
equivocal(adjective, open, uncertain, doubtful, unsettled)
4
infirm(adjective, weak, uncertain, feeble, doubtful)
4
inhibited(adjective, cautious, suspicious, wary, feel doubt)
4
introverted(adjective, modest, humble, suspicious, wary)
4
modest(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, nervous)
4
mousy(adjective, nervous, shy, worried, fearful)
4
obscure
4
opposed(adjective, uncertain, antagonistic, wary, unenthusiastic)
4
reticent(adjective, quiet, obscure, restrained, modest)
4
squeamish(adjective, delicate, careful, unenthusiastic, unwilling)
4
tremulous(adjective, nervous, shy, worried, fearful)
4
unassertive(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
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