| deflating(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession) |
| faltering(verb, hesitating, flinching) |
| hesitating(verb, adjective, difficult, awkward, forced) |
| introverted(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, nervous) |
| lowering(noun, verb, adjective, decrease, depression) |
| mousy(nervous, shy, worried, meek, fearful) |
| objection(noun, dislike, disagreement, doubt, opposition) |
| qualm |
| quiet(adjective, calm, reasonable, mild, restrained) |
| receding(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession) |
| recoil(noun, unwillingness) |
| restrained(adjective, calm, quiet, shy, thoughtful) |
| self-conscious(adjective, shy, meek, timid, unassuming) |
| skittish(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble) |
| unwilling(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, mood) |
| withering(verb, reduction, shrinkage, tightening, contracting) |
| abatement(noun, decrease, reduction, nonincrease) |
| abating(verb, adjective, declining, lowering, falling) |
| aloof |
| aseptic(adjective, quiet, restrained, detached, thoughtful) |