53 entries under timid topic. ×

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shy(adjective, quiet, uncertain, awkward, doubtful)
19
reluctant(adjective, delicate, uncertain, modest, humble)
14
unwilling(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
13
loath(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
12
fearful(adjective, weak, gentle, uncertain, anxious)
12
humble(adjective, modest, nervous, shy, meek)
12
tentative(adjective, open, weak, gentle, uncertain)
11
averse(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
11
disinclined(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
9
cowardly(adjective, low, base, uncertain, nervous)
9
indisposed(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hostile)
8
nervous(adjective, uncertain, anxious, modest, awkward)
8
timorous(adjective, gentle, uncertain, anxious, ordinary)
7
afraid(adjective, uncertain, anxious, modest, nervous)
6
apprehensive(adjective, gentle, uncertain, anxious, ordinary)
6
backward(adjective, quiet, gentle, uncertain, modest)
6
cautious(adjective, delicate, uncertain, restrained, modest)
6
distrustful(adjective, uncertain, modest, nervous, humble)
6
retiring(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, modest)
6
shrinking(adjective, weak, anxious, modest, nervous)
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