| timid(adjective, quiet, nervous, shy, meek) |
| shy(adjective, quiet, modest, still, humble) |
| gray(adjective, dull, gloomy, grim, gray) |
| grey(adjective, dull, lead, leaden, steely) |
| diffident(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, shy) |
| timorous(adjective, quiet, nervous, shy, meek) |
| fearful(adjective, upset, shy, afraid, apprehensive) |
| dull(adjective, quiet, colour, gloomy, ordinary) |
| drab(adjective, dull, soft, colour, obscure) |
| mousey |
| bashful(adjective, quiet, soft, modest, humble) |
| brown(adjective, colour) |
| unassertive(adjective, quiet, weak, modest, nervous) |
| brownish(adjective, colour) |
| dun(adjective, soft, colour, obscure, flat) |
| mouselike |
| plain(adjective, quiet, soft, flat, dark) |
| retiring(adjective, modest, humble, shy, meek) |
| rodent(adjective, feature, characteristic, animal, species) |
| coy(adjective, nervous, shy, meek, fearful) |