86
timid(adjective, reserved, bashful, retiring, self-conscious)
64
diffident(adjective, timid, quiet, hesitant, bashful)
55
bashful(adjective, quiet, modest, timid, retiring)
52
retiring(adjective, quiet, reserved, timid, bashful)
50
coy(adjective, modest, timid, bashful, quiet)
44
modest(adjective, timid, reserved, quiet, retiring)
38
reserved(adjective, quiet, timid, modest, reticent)
36
reticent(adjective, quiet, reserved, timid, characteristic)
35
timorous(adjective, timid, feel doubt, base, fearful)
35
demure(adjective, quiet, reserved, modest, timid)
35
humble(adjective, quiet, modest, timid, unassuming)
32
throw(verb, noun, fling, action, toss)
32
self-effacing(adjective, timid, bashful, quiet, reserved)
32
short(adjective, poor, insufficient, lacking, weak)
30
hesitant(adjective, feel doubt, quiet, characteristic, uncertain)
29
fearful(adjective, feel doubt, weak, timid, apprehensive)
29
meek(adjective, modest, humble, unassuming, characteristic)
28
toss(verb, noun, fling, action, cast)
27
sheepish(adjective, quiet, timid, characteristic, reserved)
26
pitch(verb, noun, fling, action, cast)
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