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112 entries under shy topic. ×
| quiet(adjective, calm, reasonable, mild, restrained) | |
| restrained(adjective, calm, quiet, thoughtful) | |
| self-conscious(adjective, meek, timid, unassuming) | |
| skittish(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| cowering(verb, weak, nervous, fearful) | |
| coy(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, nervous) | |
| irresolute(adjective, nervous, fearful, irresolute) | |
| pusillanimous(adjective, weak, nervous, worried) | |
| spineless(adjective, weak, nervous, worried) | |
| tentative(adjective, nervous, fearful, timid) | |
| vacillating(adjective, nervous, fearful, irresolute) | |
| weak(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried) | |
| yellow(adjective, weak, nervous, worried) | |
| ambivalent(adjective, nervous, fearful, irresolute) | |
| anxious(adjective, weak, worried, tense) | |
| constrained(meek, timid, unassuming, diffident) | |
| demure(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, nervous) | |
| jumpy(anxious, worried, tense, afraid) | |
| overmodest(timid, diffident) | |
| rabbity(worried, meek, reticent, timid) |
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