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119 entries under shy topic. ×
| alarmed(nervous, worried, afraid, uneasy) | |
| badgered(nervous, fearful) | |
| browbeaten(nervous, fearful) | |
| bullied(nervous, fearful) | |
| cowed(nervous, fearful) | |
| cowering(nervous, fearful) | |
| daunted(nervous, fearful) | |
| faint-hearted(adjective, uncertain, nervous, unstable) | |
| feeble(adjective, uncertain, nervous, shaky) | |
| fidgety(anxious, awkward, doubtful, worried) | |
| having cold feet(expression, idiom, nervous, fearful) | |
| milquetoast(nervous, fearful) | |
| on edge(expression, anxious, awkward, doubtful) | |
| sluggish(adjective, uncertain, feeble, shaky) | |
| soft(nervous, fearful) | |
| spiritless(nervous, fearful) | |
| submissive(quiet, modest, nervous, meek) | |
| tardy(diffident, unenthusiastic, unwilling, disinclined) | |
| unnerved(nervous, fearful) |
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