77 entries under timidity topic. ×

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deficient(adjective, inadequate, lacking, poor, weak)
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introvert(adjective, characteristic, quiet, reserved, timid)
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recessive(adjective, reserved, timid, retiring, bashful)
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abashed(adjective, characteristic, timid, diffident)
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afraid(adjective, weak, fearful, base, hesitant)
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unwilling(adjective, diffident, characteristic, quiet, slow)
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scant(adjective, poor, lacking, weak, inferior)
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skittish(adjective, reserved, timid, retiring, bashful)
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vacillant(adjective, characteristic, informal, hesitant)
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distrustful(adjective, quality, characteristic, quiet, reserved)
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lacking(adjective, characteristic, clear, weak, free)
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quiet(adjective, reserved, suppress, restrained, modest)
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averse(adjective, diffident, forced, unwilling, loath)
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circumspect(adjective, characteristic, quiet, careful, thoughtful)
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loath(adjective, diffident, forced, averse, unwilling)
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unconfident(adjective, feel doubt, characteristic, shyness)
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insufficient(adjective, weak, inadequate, lacking, poor)
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disinclined(adjective, hesitant, diffident, forced, averse)
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uneager(adjective, diffident, forced, averse, unwilling)
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conscious(adjective, characteristic, quiet, reserved, timid)
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