63 entries under timid topic. ×

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shy(adjective, quiet, weak, base, anxious)
10
cowardly(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, fearful)
9
diffident(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, hesitant)
8
bashful(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, nervous)
8
retiring(adjective, calm, quiet, weak, mild)
8
timorous(adjective, quiet, weak, base, anxious)
7
nervous(adjective, weak, base, anxious, modest)
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, diffident, hesitating)
6
reticent(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, mild)
5
afraid(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious)
5
backward(adjective, weak, soft, base, modest)
5
reserved(adjective, calm, quiet, modest, humble)
4
apprehensive(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious)
4
introverted(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, nervous)
4
mousy(nervous, shy, worried, meek, fearful)
4
self-conscious(adjective, shy, meek, unassuming)
4
skittish(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
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