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63 entries under timid topic. ×
| unwilling(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, mood) | |
| coy(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, nervous) | |
| tentative(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful) | |
| averse(adjective, modest, awkward, humble, hesitant) | |
| constrained(shy, meek, unassuming, diffident) | |
| demure(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, nervous) | |
| overmodest(shy, diffident) | |
| rabbity(shy, worried, meek, reticent) | |
| self-effacing(adjective, quiet, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| sheepish(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy) | |
| silent(adjective, quiet, restrained, shy, reserved) | |
| tremulous(nervous, shy, worried, fearful, afraid) | |
| unassertive(adjective, quiet, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| blushing(shy, diffident) | |
| chary(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| disinclined(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious) | |
| distrustful(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy) | |
| embarrassed(adjective, shy, diffident) | |
| fainthearted(weak, nervous, shy, worried, fearful) | |
| frightened(weak, nervous, shy, worried, fearful) |
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