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What is another word for
bridling
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Verb
Present participle for to curb or control the progress or movement of something
Present participle for to show or display anger, indignation or resentment
Present participle for to impede the work or progress of
Present participle for to regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
Present participle for to feel a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something
Present participle for to place a harness on, such as a horse to a carriage
Present participle for to keep away or abstain from
Present participle for to take offense
(
of animals, especially horses
)
Present participle for to harness together to pull a vehicle
Noun
The action of impeding a process or progress
The restraint or repression of an idea or activity, or of feelings or reactions
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to curb or control the progress or movement of something
controlling
restraining
curbing
checking
containing
constraining
suppressing
inhibiting
repressing
regulating
taming
governing
stifling
subduing
holding
keeping
measuring
ruling
moderating
arresting
withholding
reining
reining in
holding back
keeping in check
pulling in
keeping the lid on
biting back
reining back
keeping a lid on
keeping a tight rein on
keeping control of
keeping on a string
smothering
limiting
restricting
mastering
quelling
overcoming
keeping under control
keeping back
quashing
muffling
bottling up
licking
holding in
conquering
choking back
curtailing
stopping
dampening
deadening
toning down
getting the better of
holding in check
fighting back
hindering
beating
cooling
slowing down
holding down
stemming
mellowing
confining
disciplining
trammelling
trammeling
swallowing
muzzling
calming
capping
defeating
getting a grip on
mitigating
softening
vanquishing
gaining mastery over
diminishing
besting
putting a lid on
impeding
squelching
barring
squashing
freezing
thwarting
staunching
damping down
hampering
gagging
corking
putting the brakes on
prevailing over
simmering down
triumphing over
getting under control
composing
bringing under control
keeping within bounds
keeping down
putting a brake on
nipping in the bud
tranquilizing
US
tempering
circumscribing
collecting
cushioning
tranquillising
UK
solving
muting
retarding
reducing
surmounting
blocking
silencing
extinguishing
decreasing
subjugating
strangling
frustrating
dispatching
deflating
halting
drowning
damping
managing
delimiting
dominating
obstructing
pegging
quenching
modulating
depressing
fettering
lessening
preventing
staying
easing
terminating
keeping in line
straitening
getting over
cracking down on
choking
winning against
gaining control of
interfering with
buttoning up
stemming the flow of
corking up
keeping lid on
settling
re-collecting
monitoring
adjusting
breaking
cornering
lulling
rallying
stilling
inspecting
recovering
quieting
interning
relieving
resisting
impairing
setting limits on
imposing limits on
overpowering
shutting in
putting damper on
gulping back
devitalizing
sapping
weakening
gaining control over
dealing with
getting control of
delaying
soft-pedalling
soft-pedaling
hog-tying
putting half nelson on
finding a solution to
bringing into line
laying down the law to someone
finding an answer to
concealing
overmatching
hegemonizing
foiling
deterring
commanding
overbearing
upending
getting
directing
neutralizing
US
pausing
blunting
alleviating
dulling
entrammelling
entrammeling
crushing
cutting short
interrupting
skunking
worsting
demarcating
sinking
bottlenecking
counteracting
putting a limit on
getting around
submerging
pocketing
bounding
domesticizing
doing down
cutting back
boxing in
discouraging
repulsing
checkmating
rebuffing
braking
circumventing
neutralising
UK
cooling off
cooling down
fixing
constricting
clobbering
pacifying
keeping tight rein on
mollifying
cramping
snuffing out
buttressing
slackening pace
gentling
quietening
tying up
setting
specifying
demarking
prescribing
bringing to screeching halt
humbling
slowing up
standing in the way of
playing for time
bringing to a standstill
putting a spoke in someone's wheel
lightening
absorbing
putting down
cowing
delimitating
girdling
defining
lowering
harshing
clamping down on
reclaiming
busting
slapping down
covering up
keeping a rein on
quietening down
tying down
placing a limit on
hemming in
stamping out
putting the kibosh on
watering down
marking off
keeping within limits
drawing the line on
taking the edge off
soaking up
getting rid of
putting a damper on
making less active
killing
slowing
plugging
damming
barricading
sealing
caulking
clogging
keeping in
filling up
jamming
filling
closing out
blockading
stymieing
clogging up
blocking out
closing up
cutting off
boxing up
stalling
stuffing
stanching
closing off
shutting off
packing
closing
blocking up
stopping up
intercepting
choking up
bunging up
jamming up
holding off
cracking down
sitting on
pulling back
occluding
blocking off
shutting out
bunging
stonewalling
stoppering
congesting
plugging up
choking off
bottling
abating
allaying
dropping
cutting
minimizing
US
de-escalating
minimising
UK
tapering
cutting down
attenuating
ebbing
assuaging
contracting
shrinking
downsizing
depreciating
scaling down
decrementing
downscaling
slashing
soothing
winding down
dwindling
waning
easing off
tailing off
slackening
putting an end to
ending
palliating
paring down
bringing down
suspending
ceasing
dialing down
declining
letting up
eroding
trimming
relaxing
modifying
putting a stop to
taking the sting out
devaluating
petering out
drying up
stepping down
bringing to an end
dropping off
making cutbacks in
finishing
hiding
placating
discontinuing
degrading
depleting
pruning
subsiding
clipping
qualifying
rationing
paring
laying off
denting
dulcifying
rolling back
knocking down
taking the bite out
marking down
shutting down
wearing away
wearing down
putting the lid on
bringing to a stop
tapering off
running down
cutting back on
falling off
slacking off
whittling down
denying
shushing
undermining
censoring
decaying
benumbing
fading
degenerating
narrowing
slumping
numbing
quitting
diluting
deteriorating
temperating
crumbling
minifying
remitting
concluding
couching
immobilizing
US
withering
immobilising
UK
drooping
axing
downgrading
wasting
making less intense
shriveling
US
evaporating
shrivelling
UK
winding up
bringing to a halt
taking down
putting a ceiling on
bringing to a close
calling a halt to
breaking off
trimming down
trimming back
adjourning
pulling the plug on
holding up
ratcheting down
phasing down
breaking up
dying down
narrowing down
calming down
losing edge
running low
knocking off
playing down
fighting
shaving
sating
baulking
UK
balking
US
prelimiting
gulping
slaking
abasing
appeasing
revising
detaining
retaining
shortening
retrenching
mincing
setting a limit on
chillin
chilling
docking
biting one's lip
rounding down
cauterizing
US
disempowering
keeping feeling inside oneself
keeping secret
helping
mothballing
lapsing
conciliating
comforting
hushing
sweetening
defusing
falling
receding
ameliorating
phasing out
icing
finishing off
cauterising
UK
refusing
holding off on
plummetting
plunging
relenting
plummeting
bating
satisfying
dumbing
making weaker
clamming
throttling
taking the bite out of
taking the sting out of
propitiating
fixing up
making reasonable
cooling out
meeting halfway
palling
taking sting out
patching things up
making reductions in
slimming down
retrenching on
cheapening
expiring
desisting
turning back
putting on ice
putting on hold
refusing to pay
scaling back
taking the heat off
deactivating
decimating
blurring
shutting up
putting paid to
cancelling
UK
canceling
US
draining away
dying away
growing smaller
growing less
becoming smaller
falling away
dying out
becoming less
doing for
putting the stopper on
completing
dissolving
reconciling
internalizing
US
abolishing
internalising
UK
annulling
discounting
rebating
draining
calling a halt
coming to an end
compromising
damaging
cutting down on
undervaluing
petering
disrupting
keeping to a minimum
keeping at a minimum
cutting in price
devaluing
lowering in price
averting
tailing away
clamping down
budgeting
conserving
disturbing
infringing
keeping under wraps
deducting
making cheaper
lowering the price of
underselling
putting on sale
writing down
balming
keeping inside
blacking out
amortising
UK
extenuating
casting down
whittling
saving
making less
making smaller
tightening
amortizing
US
writing off
offering at a giveaway price
subtracting
rendering worthless
reducing the price of
taking tough action
coming down on
encroaching on
obviating
smoothing down
disgrading
limiting to a fixed amount
demeriting
driving down
restricting the consumption of
avoiding
staving off
fending off
leaving off
desisting from
cutting out
heading off
warding off
blowing the whistle on
putting a cork in
packing up
closing down
packing in
giving over
turning aside
defending against
more ❯
“Hawkins!
Bridle
your tongue, and
bridle
your temper. You never see me indulging in such an outburst as this.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to show or display anger, indignation or resentment
seething
bristling
prickling
seeing red
becoming indignant
getting angry
taking umbrage
rearing up
taking offense
taking offence
drawing oneself up
becoming annoyed
going crook
raising your hackles
getting your dander up
getting your back up
getting your hackles up
fuming
raging
storming
boiling
spitting
flaring
recoiling
ruffling
swelling
resenting
objecting
blowing up
becoming upset
boiling over
wigging out
flaring up
becoming infuriated
going ballistic
“Biographers may
bridle
at the damage to the reputations of their pet subjects.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to impede the work or progress of
inhibiting
hindering
impeding
curbing
checking
restraining
hampering
obstructing
restricting
trammelling
trammeling
handicapping
encumbering
blocking
stymieing
cramping
thwarting
fettering
retarding
preventing
constraining
stifling
suppressing
repressing
frustrating
shackling
foiling
hobbling
clogging
barring
handcuffing
smothering
manacling
slowing
embarrassing
balking
US
baulking
UK
stalling
prohibiting
reducing
averting
interdicting
debarring
forbidding
outlawing
sandbagging
enjoining
fazing
warding
holding back
interfering with
holding up
hog-tying
short-circuiting
slowing down
tying up
reining in
hanging up
holding in
holding down
putting a brake on
keeping in
throwing a spanner in the works
stemming the flow of
putting on brakes
hamstringing
limiting
tying
borking
crippling
curtailing
forestalling
delaying
cumbering
confining
tethering
binding
leashing
fastening
derailing
interrupting
stonewalling
sabotaging
circumscribing
constricting
burdening
disadvantaging
standing in the way of
setting back
securing
getting in the way
getting in the way of
weighing down
throwing a monkey wrench in the works of
putting off
putting at a disadvantage
placing at a disadvantage
halting
stopping
arresting
shelving
controlling
weakening
regulating
suspending
moderating
staying
capping
interfering
impairing
crabbing
sidelining
throttling
delimiting
obscuring
screening
petering out
standing off
complicating
setting limits on
imposing limits on
baffling
entangling
preventing from making progress
inconveniencing
disrupting
taking out
giving disadvantage
straitening
debilitating
putting out of commission
catching
chaining
capturing
ensnaring
enmeshing
netting
monkeying with
snagging
keeping within the limits of
narrowing down
cramping one's style
dragging your feet
hemming in
tiing one's hands
wronging
enfettering
enchaining
treating harshly
inflicting a handicap on
doing a disservice to
telling against
putting in an unfavourable position
treating unfairly
treating unfavourably
giving a disadvantage to
entrammeling
entrammelling
putting a leash on
putting a lead on
hitching up
hitching
lashing
strapping
trussing
cinching
tiing together
harnessing
collaring
roping
staving off
warding off
holding off
deterring
crimping
heading off
fending off
shutting out
counteracting
avoiding
slowing up
opposing
putting an end to
defending against
precluding
obviating
scuppering
putting a stop to
keeping at bay
spoiling
intercepting
forfending
cutting off
keeping back
keeping off
nipping in the bud
countering
circumventing
defeating
evading
detaining
withholding
keeping
repulsing
resisting
repelling
turning aside
fighting off
braking
nullifying
circumnavigating
putting paid to
postponing
contravening
deflecting
steering clear of
skirting
sidestepping
putting the kibosh on
taking down
choking
deferring
holding
closing off
shutting down
shutting off
keeping at arm's length
bogging down
choking off
giving a hard time
scotching
dissuading from
defending
guarding
overturning
upsetting
bulwarking
retardating
stumping
diverting
ruining
doing for
putting the stopper on
keeping lid on
helping
remitting
fending
pre-empting
putting to flight
brushing off
intermitting
anticipating
sending packing
turning away
safeguarding against
protecting against
saddling with
shielding against
driving back
defending oneself against
backing off
ruling out
thrusting back
freezing
forcing back
discommoding
incommoding
putting back
bringing to screeching halt
discontinuing
guarding against
fencing
turning back
beating back
subduing
saving
driving away
turning off
making late
seeing off
beating off
rebutting
protecting
shielding
putting straitjacket on
throwing monkey wrench in
stunting
safeguarding
putting a crimp in
forcing away
nixing
fighting back
disconcerting
screwing up
discomfiting
damming
rattling
fouling up
protracting
pausing
confounding
covering
holding over
holding off on
prolonging
proroguing
disturbing
affecting
snookering
puzzling
influencing
tampering
damping
chillin
dampening
chilling
cooling
letting
causing to wait
keeping waiting
causing to stay
nonplussing
keeping from happening
jamming
waiting
ceasing
conflicting
desisting
troubling
confusing
overloading
mystifying
oppressing
bothering
making difficult
charging
flummoxing
filibustering
cornering
pigeonholing
putting on back burner
dead-ending
giving the run around
putting on hold
throwing a monkey wrench into
hanging fire
keeping under control
bottlenecking
lousing up
boxing in
muzzling
neutralising
UK
neutralizing
US
throwing a spoke in the wheel of
staving
decelerating
slackening
shaking
discouraging
quieting
pouring cold water on
putting a damper on
throwing cold water on
indisposing
lessening
beating someone to the draw
second-guessing
getting ahead of
providing against
heading off at pass
beating someone to the punch
commandeering
preempting
getting in before
preparing for
stealing a march on
picking off
beating someone to it
miring
bogging
letting up
putting a lid on
bringing to a stop
containing
putting the lid on
bringing to an end
cracking down on
stamping out
bringing to a halt
ending
clamping down on
anchoring
fetching up
drawing up
bringing up
pulling up
stilling
bringing to a standstill
fixing
getting out of
escaping
bypassing
beating
knocking down
chasing away
driving off
keeping away
rebuffing
parrying
forcing off
standing up for
crashing
unsettling
juking
wrecking
taking wind out of
outwitting
ditching
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
pacing
regulating
controlling
limiting
managing
constraining
containing
monitoring
administering
curbing
measuring
adjusting
methodizing
overlooking
tempering
adapting
guiding
organising
UK
organizing
US
systematising
UK
systematizing
US
allocating
directing
reconciling
restraining
administrating
legislating
policing
taming
setting
coordinating
inhibiting
standardising
UK
standardizing
US
governing
modulating
supervising
balancing
holding
superintending
moderating
overseeing
restricting
stewarding
presiding over
pulling in
reining in
keeping an eye on
keeping tabs on
Verb
▲
Present participle for to feel a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something
getting angry
seething
bristling
fuming
exploding
flipping
seeing red
becoming enraged
going berserk
ranting and raving
going mad
blowing up
going bananas
going wild
flaring up
going ballistic
hitting the roof
getting mad
going ape
going into a rage
losing your temper
blowing a fuse
blowing a gasket
going crazy
going up the wall
having a fit
flying off the handle
going through the roof
going crackers
going spare
bursting a blood vessel
going postal
throwing a wobbly
breathing fire
going non-linear
jumping up and down
losing your rag
going off the deep end
getting worked up
going psycho
foaming at the mouth
getting all steamed up
going into orbit
having a cow
losing your cool
having a conniption fit
flipping your lid
gnashing your teeth
flipping one's wig
Verb
▲
Present participle for to place a harness on, such as a horse to a carriage
harnessing
saddling
yoking
muzzling
coupling
hitching up
putting in harness
strapping up
Verb
▲
Present participle for to keep away or abstain from
forbearing
avoiding
refraining
abstaining
eschewing
foregoing
forgoing
withholding
abjuring
desisting
ceasing
declining
restraining
shunning
belaying
curbing
escaping
evading
keeping
omitting
stopping
inhibiting
sacrificing
keeping from
giving up
laying off
abstaining from
holding back
leaving off
refraining from
stopping oneself
withholding from
restraining yourself
steering clear of
fighting shy of
giving over
going easy
jacking in
resisting the temptation to
swearing off
giving a wide berth to
breaking off
declining to
Verb
▲
Present participle for to take offense
taking umbrage
taking exception
taking something amiss
taking something personally
taking offense
getting huffy
taking offence
getting into a huff
getting the hump
going into a huff
getting your hackles up
Verb
▲
(
of animals, especially horses
)
Present participle for to harness together to pull a vehicle
teaming
harnessing
coupling
saddling
yoking
hitching up
Noun
▲
The action of impeding a process or progress
inhibition
hindrance
impediment
obstacle
obstruction
deterrent
encumbrance
handicap
hurdle
trammel
fetter
cramp
restraint
drag
crimp
manacle
interference
barrier
chain
restriction
holdback
curb
check
baulk
UK
balk
US
shackles
snag
embarrassment
clog
let
constraint
drawback
hitch
discouragement
hazard
hampering
retardation
curbing
straitjacket
frustration
balking
US
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
shackling
hangup
stumbling block
holding back
block
bar
stop
limitation
brake
difficulty
burden
impedance
stoppage
damper
prevention
catch
rein
disadvantage
setback
cumber
stricture
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
complication
monkey wrench in the works
blockage
problem
hiccup
delay
shackle
bridle
circumscription
millstone
control
ball and chain
limit
inconvenience
facer
holdup
interruption
barricade
hamper
catch-22
road block
monkey wrench
prohibition
detriment
curtailment
deterrence
albatross
baggage
determent
cumbrance
rub
wall
preclusion
weakness
issue
defect
suppression
ceiling
clampdown
blocking
embargo
load
bottleneck
preventive
retardant
lock
inhibitor
dead weight
glitch
retardment
condition
fetters
excess baggage
blockade
obviation
wet blanket
gridlock
joker
uphill
confinement
restrainer
millstone around your neck
sticking point
hang-up
jam-up
disincentive
preemption
bond
pitfall
shortcoming
trouble
opposition
congestion
headache
checking
arrest
hobble
deadweight
slowing
psychological baggage
yoke
defence
UK
handicapping
occlusion
millstone round someone's neck
defense
US
bonds
hold-up
stone in one's path
chains
small difficulty
preventative
leash
circumvention
hardship
chill
cloud
defensive measures
roadblock
weary load
bump
railing
traverse
fence
halt
interception
prophylaxis
buttress
booby trap
mountain to climb
sabotage
intervention
blank wall
break
reverse
reversal
blow
safeguard
ban
foot dragging
hold
deal-breaker
rebuff
whammy
harness
weight
order
reduction
flaw
maximum
fault
cap
impairment
threshold
disablement
disorder
bound
demarcation
bounds
regulation
red tape
extent
containment
constrainment
border
perimeter
boundary
constriction
margin
confine
curfew
plateau
repression
line
cutoff point
cut-off point
upper limit
tops
line of demarcation
downside
disbenefit
minus
liability
hassle
worry
nuisance
dilemma
negative
predicament
misfortune
debit
strike
incommodity
pickle
bother
adversity
quandary
cross to bear
botheration
upset
bind
weak spot
vexation
weak point
imperfection
deficiency
gotcha
bugbear
strain
plight
scrape
gimmick
obligation
annoyance
stress
trial
snafu
mishap
mess
land mine
protection
grievance
thwarting
security
forestalling
wait
precaution
lag
failing
avoidance
detention
ill
impasse
cross
bug
detainment
pest
negative aspect
aggravation
perplexity
dispute
irritant
affliction
remedy
lack
anxiety
downfall
worriment
can of worms
disputed point
disability
peeve
point at issue
pain
moratorium
exasperation
puzzler
distress
concern
jam
irk
precautionary measure
knot
disappointment
ruffle
procrastination
preventive measure
thorn
forestallment
tribulation
knock
tight spot
aggro
defeat
protective measure
task
bore
filibuster
deterence
bummer
nark
postponement
con
thorn in one's side
holding pattern
challenge
puzzle
body blow
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
hair shirt
one in the eye
pain in the rear
piece of bad luck
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
pain in the backside
source of irritation
source of annoyance
kick in the teeth
fair cow
knock-back
bone of contention
commitment
consequence
demerit
deadlock
breakdown
tie
tangle
bad
palladium
pale
penalty
pinch
prob
cinchers
anchor
binders
shield
veto
demand
caution
proscription
privation
flip side
interdict
case
afterdeal
other side of the coin
retarding device
drain
pressure
clot
spot
jinx
interdiction
boycott
imposition
tax
glass ceiling
protective
plague
neutralizer
unseen problem
Achilles heel
misery
woe
blister
the rub
trap
matter
to-do
disruption
evil
bad news
disaster area
inopportuneness
fail-safe
question
trick
millstone round one's neck
deterring factor
dissuasion
stopping up
stonewalling
uphill battle
source of disruption
bane of one's life
source of vexation
snare
habit
count
squeeze
doubt
crunch
disagreement
traffic jam
conundrum
ploy
dodge
wile
delaying
hot water
albatross around one's neck
anticipatory measure
rahui
mix-up
hot potato
thorn in the flesh
vexed question
question mark
gremlin
source of difficulty
hornets' nest
source of trouble
concerning matter
muddle
difficult situation
lapse
box
teething trouble
joker in the pack
blunder
regression
slowdown
backset
comedown
regress
bath
foil
bottom
delaying tactics
problems
slip
irritation
inefficacy
error
kicking the can down the road
disquiet
reverse of fortune
double whammy
drawing board
flip-flop
whole new ballgame
unfortunate development
about-face
miscalculation
mistake
mischance
bafflement
punishment
unease
responsibility
grief
agitation
issues
onus
duty
bitter pill
strife
unpleasantness
stroke of bad luck
charge
blame
accountability
stall
turmoil
struggle
suspension
letup
row
sorrow
unwanted responsibility
interval
downtime
stay
logjam
developmental delays
surcease
prorogation
holding
showstopper
bane
demurral
discontinuation
adjournment
dawdling
lingering
cunctation
remission
tarrying
loitering
reprieve
quagmire
tie-up
cooling-off period
putting off
failure to thrive
developmental disabilities
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The restraint or repression of an idea or activity, or of feelings or reactions
suppression
restraint
inhibition
constraint
reserve
continence
discipline
discretion
repression
refrainment
control
smothering
stifling
checking
concealment
blocking
curbing
containing
deadening
muffling
containment
self-control
self-restraint
self-command
holding back
keeping back
choking back
keeping under control
reticence
modesty
shyness
diffidence
formality
reluctance
coyness
reservation
caution
timidity
willpower
will
self-possession
secretiveness
coolness
self-containment
quietness
unresponsiveness
demureness
backwardness
taciturnity
silence
uncommunicativeness
self-discipline
self-mastery
bashfulness
self-government
aloofness
coldness
embarrassment
forbearance
calmness
moderation
guardedness
cool
temperateness
distance
self-consciousness
hang-up
stand-offishness
composure
aplomb
introversion
poise
detachment
unapproachability
remoteness
dignity
frigidity
inhibitedness
abstemiousness
temperance
humility
stoicism
froideur
restraining
abstention
frustration
uneasiness
reservedness
stopping
check
awkwardness
stiltedness
woodenness
unnaturalness
forcedness
lack of warmth
unwillingness to open up
self-effacement
patience
overcontrol
countenance
biting back
non-indulgence
strength of will
will power
holding in
keeping in check
bottling up
judiciousness
prudence
grip
timorousness
timidness
nervousness
hesitancy
insecurity
unassertiveness
apprehension
unease
wariness
hesitance
discomfort
nerves
lack of confidence
psychological block
mental block
mental blockage
meekness
sheepishness
mousiness
standoffishness
humbleness
indifference
unfriendliness
frostiness
unpretentiousness
hesitation
lowliness
stiffness
withdrawnness
down-to-earthness
unsociability
inhospitality
lack of pretension
unobtrusiveness
modestness
discreetness
snootiness
unostentatiousness
retiringness
iciness
frigidness
dispassionateness
unconcern
cold-heartedness
decency
stuffiness
uncertainty
submissiveness
fearfulness
haughtiness
hauteur
emotionlessness
disinterestedness
incuriosity
hostility
dispassion
self-doubt
apathy
lack of self-confidence
blushing
chilliness
unfeelingness
impersonality
lack of vanity
chill
edginess
tension
secrecy
undemonstrativeness
unforthcomingness
caginess
suspicion
chariness
sobriety
pomposity
delicacy
lack of emotion
quiet
staidness
lack of sympathy
lack of understanding
austerity
impassivity
inflexibility
unconcernedness
lukewarmness
seriousness
impersonalness
kittenishness
coquettishness
wintriness
stoniness
uninvolvement
hardheartedness
distantness
flirtatiousness
coquetry
flirtation
egolessness
humilitude
self-abasement
antisocial nature
lack of response
touch-me-not attitude
lack of pride
self-abnegation
inferiority complex
skittishness
insouciance
disregard
archness
nonchalance
prudishness
simpering
prudery
evasiveness
primness
prissiness
disinterest
affectation
torpor
incuriousness
casualness
fear
complacence
passivity
uninterestedness
equanimity
lack of interest
lack of concern
lack of involvement
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