27 entries under hesitant topic. ×
| timid(adjective, reserved, bashful, retiring, self-conscious) | |
| diffident(adjective, timid, quiet, bashful) | |
| bashful(adjective, quiet, modest, timid, retiring) | |
| retiring(adjective, quiet, reserved, timid, bashful) | |
| modest(adjective, timid, reserved, quiet, retiring) | |
| reserved(adjective, quiet, timid, modest, reticent) | |
| timorous(adjective, timid, feel doubt, base, fearful) | |
| demure(adjective, quiet, reserved, modest, timid) | |
| humble(adjective, quiet, modest, timid, unassuming) | |
| shrinking(adjective, timid, quiet, weak, base) | |
| backward(adjective, timid, bashful, quiet, retiring) | |
| cautious(adjective, quiet, quality, characteristic, close) | |
| reluctant(adjective, unwilling, characteristic, quality) | |
| afraid(adjective, weak, fearful, base) | |
| unwilling(adjective, diffident, characteristic, quiet, slow) | |
| vacillant(adjective, characteristic, informal, timidity) | |
| irresolute(adjective, uncertain, nervous, doubtful) | |
| cowardly(adjective, weak, nervous, fearful) | |
| uncertain(adjective, awkward, cautious, insecure) | |
| averse(adjective, diffident, forced, unwilling, loath) |
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