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56 entries under timid topic. ×
| shy(adjective, person, quiet, feelings, restraint) | |
| humble(adjective, person, quiet, plain, feelings) | |
| modest(adjective, person, quiet, plain, feelings) | |
| bashful(adjective, person, soft, feelings, restraint) | |
| coy(adjective, person, soft, feelings, restraint) | |
| retiring(adjective, quiet, simple, restraint, modest) | |
| reserved(adjective, person, quiet, simple, feelings) | |
| reticent(adjective, person, quiet, feelings, modest) | |
| demure(adjective, soft, restraint, modest, humble) | |
| self-conscious(adjective, person, quiet, feelings, shy) | |
| unassertive(adjective, soft, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| timorous(adjective, quiet, modest, shy) | |
| meek(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, humble) | |
| shamefaced(adjective, soft, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| sheepish(adjective, quiet, simple, modest, nervous) | |
| mousy(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, meek) | |
| backward(adjective, quiet, restraint, modest, humble) | |
| abashed(adjective, humble, shy, diffident) | |
| embarrassed(adjective, shy, diffident) | |
| hesitant(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, modest) |
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