| backward(adjective, quiet, weak, soft, base) |
| gentle(adjective, characteristic, quiet, simple, ordinary) |
| scared(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous) |
| unassured(adjective, characteristic, quiet, simple, moderate) |
| unnerved(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful) |
| anxious(adjective, weak, uncertain, fearful, suspicious) |
| chicken(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried) |
| cowed(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful) |
| cowering(adjective, characteristic, weak, nervous, shy) |
| craven(noun, adjective, weak, spineless, spiritless) |
| daunted(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful) |
| self-conscious(adjective, quiet, modest, shy, unassuming) |
| trembling(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful) |
| unsure(adjective, weak, uncertain, shy, doubtful) |
| wavering(adjective, characteristic, weak, uncertain, nervous) |
| self-effacing(adjective, quiet, simple, restraint, modest) |
| ambivalent(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful) |
| cautious(noun, adjective, moderate, delicate, uncertain) |
| badgered(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, fearful) |
| browbeaten(adjective, characteristic, nervous, shy, meek) |