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197 entries under adjective topic. ×
| shy(quiet, weak, base, anxious) | |
| timid(weak, soft, base, anxious) | |
| cowardly(weak, nervous, shy, fearful) | |
| diffident(weak, nervous, shy, hesitant) | |
| diminishing(noun, verb, decrease, depression) | |
| bashful(quiet, gentle, modest, nervous) | |
| retiring(calm, quiet, weak, mild) | |
| timorous(quiet, weak, base, anxious) | |
| decreasing(noun, verb, decrease, depression) | |
| lessening(noun, verb, decrease, depression) | |
| nervous(weak, base, anxious, modest) | |
| dwindling(noun, verb, decrease, depression) | |
| fearful(weak, soft, base, anxious) | |
| hesitant(weak, anxious, modest, nervous) | |
| modest(quiet, gentle, nervous, humble) | |
| reticent(calm, quiet, reasonable, mild) | |
| withdrawn(calm, quiet, reasonable, mild) | |
| afraid(weak, soft, base, anxious) | |
| backward(weak, soft, base, modest) | |
| declining(verb, shy, lessening, lowering) |
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