41 entries under hesitant topic. ×

23
nervous(adjective, adverb, anxious, modest, humble)
14
timid(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
12
fearful(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
9
bashful(adjective, modest, humble, shy)
8
uneasy(adjective, adverb, anxious, nervous, shy)
7
demure(adjective, modest, humble, shy, affected)
7
shrinking(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
6
coy(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
6
shamefaced(adjective, modest, nervous, humble)
4
reluctant(adjective, modest, humble, shy)
3
apprehensive(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
3
modest(adjective, humble, shy, reserved)
3
sheepish(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
2
afraid(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
2
conscious(adjective, modest, nervous, humble)
1
backward(adjective, modest, humble, shy)
1
distrustful(adjective, modest, nervous, humble)
1
reserved(adjective, modest, humble, shy)
1
reticent(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
1
retiring(adjective, modest, humble, shy)
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