- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.8k
- Abbreviations|0
112 entries under shy topic. ×
| timid(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious) | |
| cowardly(adjective, weak, nervous, fearful) | |
| diffident(adjective, weak, nervous, hesitant) | |
| bashful(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, nervous) | |
| retiring(adjective, calm, quiet, weak, mild) | |
| timorous(adjective, quiet, weak, base, anxious) | |
| nervous(adjective, weak, base, anxious, modest) | |
| fearful(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious) | |
| hesitant(adjective, weak, anxious, modest, nervous) | |
| modest(adjective, quiet, gentle, nervous, humble) | |
| recoiling(verb, timid, diffident, hesitating) | |
| reticent(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, mild) | |
| afraid(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious) | |
| backward(adjective, weak, soft, base, modest) | |
| declining(verb, adjective, lessening, lowering) | |
| reserved(adjective, calm, quiet, modest, humble) | |
| apprehensive(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious) | |
| capricious(adjective, nervous, fearful, irresolute) | |
| introverted(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, nervous) | |
| mousy(nervous, worried, meek, fearful) |
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