53 entries under timid topic. ×
| retiring(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| demure(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| self-effacing(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| suspicious(adjective, delicate, uncertain, modest, humble) | |
| apprehensive(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious) | |
| distrustful(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| doubtful(slow, uncertain, shy, hesitant, meek) | |
| meek(adjective, unsure, unassuming) | |
| sheepish(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| shrinking(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, meek) | |
| unassertive(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| unassured(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, doubtful) | |
| unobtrusive(adjective, meek, unsure, unassuming) | |
| unpoised(meek, unsure, unassuming) | |
| unsocial(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious) | |
| unsure(uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant, meek) | |
| withdrawn(meek, unsure, unassuming) | |
| blenching(meek, unsure, unassuming) | |
| conscious(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious) | |
| constrained(meek, cautious, suspicious, wary) |
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