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| suspicious(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy) | |
| unacquisitive | |
| unaggressive | |
| uncomfortable | |
| uncomplaining(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal) | |
| understated(modest, inconspicuous, unremarkable) | |
| unemotional | |
| unflashy(adjective, person, feelings) | |
| unmurmuring(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal) | |
| unpossessive | |
| unrepugnant(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal) | |
| unselfconfident | |
| unselfreliant | |
| unshowy(adjective, person, feelings) | |
| unsocial(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant) | |
| unsparing of self(expression, idiom) | |
| withdrawn(quiet, modest, meek, reticent, timid) | |
| admiring(deferential, reverent, reverential) | |
| affected | |
| afraid(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious) |
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