5
tight-lipped(adjective, quiet, restrained, aloof, reserved)
5
timid(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy)
4
distant(adjective, quiet, cold, unfriendly, aloof)
4
hesitant(adjective, quiet, restrained, discreet, feel doubt)
4
remote(adjective, person, feelings)
4
timorous(adjective, quiet, restrained, detached, thoughtful)
4
unsocial(adjective, person, cool, cold, feelings)
3
anxious(adjective, feel doubt)
3
close(adjective, quiet, restrained, aloof, reserved)
3
close-mouthed(adjective, quiet, restrained, aloof, reticent)
3
coldhearted(adjective, person, feelings)
3
diffident(adjective, feel doubt)
3
doubtful(adjective, feel doubt)
3
fearful(adjective, feel doubt)
3
forbidding(adjective, person, feelings)
3
guarded(adjective, reserved, mysterious, private, reticent)
3
icy(adjective, person, feelings)
3
inhibited(adjective, feel doubt)
3
mousy(adjective, feel doubt)
3
restrained(adjective, quiet, thoughtful, reticent, silent)
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