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119 entries under shy topic. ×
| bashful(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, restrained) | |
| reserved(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, restrained) | |
| self-effacing(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, modest) | |
| sheepish(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, ordinary) | |
| trembling(adjective, nervous, fearful) | |
| aflutter(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared) | |
| agitated(anxious, worried, tense, afraid) | |
| chicken(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared) | |
| chickenhearted(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared) | |
| coy(adjective, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| demure(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, ordinary) | |
| discomposed(uncertain, worried, dubious, unsure) | |
| disquieted(awkward, nervous, doubtful, worried) | |
| disturbed(uncertain, anxious, awkward, doubtful) | |
| edgy(anxious, awkward, doubtful, worried) | |
| fainthearted(nervous, worried, fearful, afraid) | |
| frightened(adjective, low, uncertain, nervous, unstable) | |
| goose-bumpy(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared) | |
| hanging back(expression, adjective, uncertain, doubtful) | |
| have cold feet(expression, idiom, nervous, uneasy) |
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