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shy(adjective, quiet, modest, awkward, reserved)
26
timid(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, ordinary)
21
bashful(adjective, quiet, simple, modest, awkward)
19
humble(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, shy)
15
docile(adjective, quiet, modest, shy, meek)
14
modest(adjective, humble, shy, hesitant, meek)
6
hesitant(adjective, quiet, gentle, ordinary, modest)
6
self-effacing(adjective, quiet, simple, modest, nervous)
6
withdrawn(adjective, quiet, modest, meek, timid)
5
backward(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, shy)
5
reserved(adjective, quiet, simple, modest, humble)
5
tractable(adjective, quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
4
submissive(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, meek)
4
unassuming(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, meek)
4
unpretentious(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, meek)
3
demure(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, ordinary)
3
fearful(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, informal)
3
mild(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, meek)
3
unobtrusive(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, meek)
2
apprehensive(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, ordinary)
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