60 entries under shy topic. ×

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nervous(adjective, adverb, anxious, modest, humble)
14
timid(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
13
jumpy(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried)
12
timorous(anxious, nervous, worried, tense)
10
jittery(adjective, anxious, nervous, agitated)
9
bashful(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
8
uneasy(adjective, adverb, anxious, nervous)
7
demure(adjective, modest, humble, affected)
7
shrinking(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
6
agitated(adjective, anxious, unstable, unsettled)
6
coy(adjective, modest, nervous, humble)
5
anxious(adjective, nervous, worried, tense)
5
diffident(worried, afraid, apprehensive, modesty)
5
mousy(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
5
shaky(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried)
4
disquieted(adjective, worried, agitated, afraid)
4
disturbed(adjective, anxious, worried, agitated)
4
perturbed(adjective, worried, agitated, afraid)
4
reluctant(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
4
tense(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried)
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