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