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| timid(reserved, bashful, retiring, self-conscious) | |
| diffident(timid, quiet, hesitant, bashful) | |
| bashful(quiet, modest, timid, retiring) | |
| retiring(quiet, reserved, timid, bashful) | |
| coy(modest, timid, bashful, quiet) | |
| modest(timid, reserved, quiet, retiring) | |
| reserved(quiet, timid, modest, reticent) | |
| reticent(quiet, reserved, timid, characteristic) | |
| timorous(timid, feel doubt, base, fearful) | |
| demure(quiet, reserved, modest, timid) | |
| humble(quiet, modest, timid, unassuming) | |
| self-effacing(timid, bashful, quiet, reserved) | |
| short(poor, insufficient, lacking, weak) | |
| hesitant(feel doubt, quiet, characteristic, uncertain) | |
| fearful(feel doubt, weak, timid, apprehensive) | |
| meek(modest, humble, unassuming, characteristic) | |
| sheepish(quiet, timid, characteristic, reserved) | |
| inhibited(feel doubt, characteristic, timidity, shyness) | |
| introverted(reserved, feel doubt, characteristic, quiet) | |
| self-conscious(feel doubt, person, feelings, reserved) |
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