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148 entries under adjective topic. ×
| altruistic(noble, generous, liberal, selfless) | |
| apologetic(humble, regret, remorse) | |
| devoted(noble, generous, liberal, selfless) | |
| disinterested(noble, generous, liberal, selfless) | |
| embarrassed(shy, timid, diffident) | |
| hesitant(quiet, simple, gentle, modest) | |
| honest(soft, shy, meek, frugal) | |
| nervous(modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| reluctant(modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| self-forgetting(noble, generous, liberal, selfless) | |
| self-sacrificing(noble, generous, liberal, selfless) | |
| shrinking(quiet, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| subdued(restrained, modest, inconspicuous, unremarkable) | |
| unassured(quiet, simple, moderate, modest) | |
| abstemious(soft, shy, meek, frugal) | |
| apprehensive(quiet, simple, gentle, modest) | |
| awkward | |
| chary(modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| chaste(soft, shy, meek, frugal) | |
| chivalrous(noble, generous, liberal, selfless) |
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