46 entries under shy topic. ×

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modest(adjective, humble, hesitant, meek)
5
timid(adjective, delicate, uncertain, modest, humble)
4
antipathetic(adjective, slow, hostile, hesitant)
4
coy(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
4
hesitating(adjective, slow, doubtful, hesitant)
3
bashful(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
3
reserved(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
3
retiring(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
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balking(slow, averse, unwilling)
2
demure(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
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objecting(slow, averse, unwilling)
2
protesting(slow, averse, unwilling)
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self-effacing(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
2
suspicious(adjective, delicate, uncertain, modest, humble)
1
distrustful(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
1
doubtful(slow, uncertain, hesitant, meek)
1
indecisive(uncertain, doubtful, hesitant, cautious)
1
sheepish(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
1
skeptical(uncertain, doubtful, hesitant, cautious)
1
unassertive(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
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