6
worried(adjective, uncertain, anxious, shy, fearful)
6
yellow-bellied(adjective, weak, soft, base, personality)
5
chicken-livered(adjective, frightened)
5
compliant
5
dastardly(adjective, weak, soft, low, base)
5
inhibited(adjective, feel doubt)
5
insecure(adjective, uncertain, shy, hesitant, meek)
5
jittery(adjective, weak, anxious, shy, worried)
5
jumpy(adjective, uncertain, anxious, shy, worried)
5
obedient
5
quiet(adjective, simple, moderate, gentle, modest)
5
subdued(quiet, gentle, humble, submissive)
5
tame(quiet, gentle, nervous, humble, subdued)
5
unassuming(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, humble)
5
unforthcoming(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy)
5
unmanly(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
5
unpretentious(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, humble)
5
unsociable(adjective, shy, unfriendly, reticent, unassuming)
5
wimpish(adjective, weak, spineless, irresolution, mean-spirited)
4
acquiescent(adjective, quiet, gentle, humble, subdued)
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