23
shy(adjective, quiet, weak, base, anxious)
17
timid(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious)
10
shrinkage(noun, decrease, depression, want, need)
10
cowardly(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, fearful)
9
diffident(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, hesitant)
9
diminishing(noun, verb, adjective, decrease, depression)
8
bashful(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, nervous)
8
retiring(adjective, calm, quiet, weak, mild)
8
timorous(adjective, quiet, weak, base, anxious)
7
decrease(noun, decrease, depression, want, need)
7
contraction(noun, decrease, limit, reduction, constraint)
7
decreasing(noun, verb, adjective, decrease, depression)
7
lessening(noun, verb, adjective, decrease, depression)
7
nervous(adjective, weak, base, anxious, modest)
6
dwindling(noun, verb, adjective, decrease, depression)
6
fearful(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious)
6
hesitant(adjective, weak, anxious, modest, nervous)
6
modest(adjective, quiet, gentle, nervous, humble)
6
recoiling(verb, shy, timid, diffident, hesitating)
6
reticent(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, mild)
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