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104 entries under shy topic. ×
| embarrassed(adjective, timid, diffident) | |
| faint-hearted(nervous, fearful, timid) | |
| frightened(adjective, weak, nervous, meek) | |
| having cold feet(expression, adjective, idiom, weak, nervous) | |
| homely(adjective, soft, meek, frugal) | |
| honest(adjective, soft, meek, frugal) | |
| intimidated(adjective, weak, nervous, meek) | |
| low-profile(adjective, soft, meek, frugal) | |
| maidenlike(adjective, soft, meek, frugal) | |
| meager(adjective, soft, meek, frugal) | |
| mean(adjective, soft, meek, frugal) | |
| milky(adjective, soft, meek, frugal) | |
| nervous(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant) | |
| obscure(adjective, soft, meek, frugal) | |
| pudent(adjective, soft, meek, frugal) | |
| recessive(adjective, quiet, restrained, modest, nervous) | |
| recoiling(adjective, timid, diffident) | |
| reluctant(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant) | |
| silent(adjective, quiet, modest, meek) | |
| skittish(adjective, modest, nervous, humble) |
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