4
stilted(adjective, counterfeit, affected, hollow, insecure)
4
unassertive(adjective, quiet, modest, shy, timid)
4
unassuming(adjective, person, quiet, feelings, modest)
4
unnatural(adjective, counterfeit, affected, hollow, shallow)
4
unpretentious(adjective, person, quiet, feelings, modest)
3
reticent(adjective, person, quiet, feelings, shy)
3
confused(adjective, shy, timid, diffident)
3
meek(adjective, quiet, modest, timid, unassuming)
3
shrinking(adjective, shy, meek, timid, unassuming)
3
strained
3
unforthcoming(adjective, feel doubt)
3
worried(adjective, feel doubt)
2
ashamed(adjective, embarrassed)
2
discomfited(adjective, awkward, shy, doubtful, insecure)
2
unostentatious(adjective, person, quiet, feelings, modest)
2
unpresuming(adjective, person, feelings)
1
ostentatious(adjective, counterfeit, sham, refined, affected)
1
apish(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
1
assumed(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
1
backward(quiet, modest, shy, meek, timid)
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