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coy
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Shy and fond of being on one's own
Affectedly shy or modest in a flirtatious way
Unwilling to give information
Lacking courage
Teasing in a playful manner
Deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing
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Adjective
▲
Shy and fond of being on one's own
shy
bashful
retiring
reserved
diffident
withdrawn
modest
timid
introverted
demure
reticent
sheepish
unassertive
humble
shrinking
recessive
backward
blushing
rabbity
overmodest
prudish
self-effacing
aw-shucks
quiet
meek
timorous
unassuming
embarrassed
self-conscious
insecure
nervous
inhibited
apprehensive
silent
unconfident
restrained
reluctant
unassured
reclusive
unpretentious
hesitant
fearful
unsociable
constrained
shamefaced
wary
abashed
undemonstrative
lowly
standoffish
withdrawing
media-shy
suspicious
unsure
mousy
discreet
unpresuming
seemly
uncommunicative
ashamed
unobtrusive
cool
proper
chary
private
offish
chaste
inward-looking
secretive
thoughtful
retired
blushful
nongregarious
cold
mim
resigned
mild
introvert
nice
soft-spoken
cautious
costive
declining
close
doubting
verecund
recoiling
faint-hearted
easily embarrassed
down-to-earth
uneasy
secret
seclusive
eremitic
docile
anchoritic
hermitic
eremitical
repressed
apologetic
unaffable
unexpansive
simple
indrawn
self-contained
unboastful
temperate
uptight
humiliated
unpretending
uncomfortable
guarded
not forward
contemplative
pensive
self-absorbed
self-interested
unresponsive
passionless
meditative
collected
reflective
ruminative
solitary
close-mouthed
inner-directed
self-centred
UK
moderate
prudent
flushed
tongue-tied
introspective
self-centered
US
hung up
reddening
flushing
aloof
distant
unforthcoming
detached
remote
red-faced
indifferent
taciturn
turning red
uncertain
unconcerned
uninterested
incurious
uncompanionable
casual
unpoised
uncurious
disinterested
distrustful
stand-offish
self-doubting
ill at ease
socially inhibited
sober
decorous
decent
severe
delicate
virgin
virtuous
vestal
virginal
pure
clean
immaculate
G-rated
antisocial
isolated
misanthropic
anxious
unapproachable
unfriendly
hermit-like
closemouthed
laconic
submissive
self-restrained
passive
frigid
prim
unsocial
gentle
tight-lipped
lone
awkward
edgy
dumb
tense
strained
discomfited
nervy
formal
jittery
recluse
icy
antsy
unemotional
conventional
sedate
serene
composed
ceremonious
peaceful
hermetic
placid
noncommittal
hermitical
controlled
self-controlled
lacking confidence
lacking self-confidence
not self-assured
mute
unostentatious
unnatural
gauche
sequestered
inconspicuous
chilly
worried
speechless
monastic
troubled
untalkative
camera-shy
restless
unsettled
frosty
jumpy
unclubbable
asocial
mom
US
secluse
unrelaxed
mum
UK
curt
on edge
plain
disquieted
unbending
standoff
independent
brooding
unquiet
perturbed
dry
snobbish
muted
clammed up
lacking in confidence
lacking assurance
not confident
buttoned-up
cold-eyed
unaffected
companionless
natural
low-key
unaggressive
subdued
ingenuous
low-profile
unnoticeable
ordinary
friendless
genuine
individual
artless
unamiable
discomposed
unneighbourly
uncongenial
lonesome
lonely
ungregarious
insular
unconversational
bothered
short
inhospitable
unambitious
discomforted
tight-mouthed
wordless
dark
clamlike
unrevealing
solo
uncivil
hostile
rude
haughty
mopey
mopish
unneighborly
ascetic
mumchance
keeping a low profile
approval-seeking
weak
uninformative
evasive
hush-hush
inaccessible
inapproachable
scowling
secluded
sheltered
lacking social skills
at a loss for words
deserted
non-communicative
self-sufficient
dried up
buttoned up
uppity
antagonistic
all alone
skittish
on the QT
mousey
inarticulate
protected
insulated
confined
cloistral
shielded
restricted
stuck-up
unexpressive
scary
sententious
stiff
tremulous
out of place
faltering
on tenterhooks
sparing
fainthearted
shut-off
dour
disturbed
restive
fidgety
cynical
fearsome
sullen
stilted
alienated
deferential
pusillanimous
hermitlike
on pins and needles
artificial
covert
hidden
unworldly
mannered
close-lipped
quivery
affected
obsequious
servile
hinky
goosey
keyed up
discombobulated
upset
fazed
twitchy
dithery
atwitter
queasy
het up
queazy
aflutter
unwilling to mix with other people
dried-up
ill-at-ease
doubtful
out of countenance
unsure of yourself
like a fish out of water
dutiful
Olympian
subservient
cloistered
shut off
reverential
soft
unexcessive
in charge
phlegmatic
under wraps
bottled up
chilled
in check
inobtrusive
on a leash
under control
nonaggressive
calm
reasonable
not given to excesses
in control of yourself
corked up
steady
self-possessed
cool, calm and collected
laid-back
unextreme
subordinate
more ❯
“Shy and
coy
at first, her reserve finally gave way.”
Adjective
▲
Affectedly shy or modest in a flirtatious way
coquettish
flirtatious
kittenish
skittish
teasing
frisky
flirty
dallying
playful
arch
amorous
provocative
seductive
cute
come-hither
cheeky
inviting
flighty
enticing
demure
naughty
vampish
philandering
flirting
sportive
affected
spoony
libidinous
simpering
come-on
lively
coltish
frolicsome
spirited
mischievous
impish
gamesome
roguish
sprightly
ludic
larkish
puckish
jaunty
vivacious
elvish
frolic
frivolous
flippant
superficial
giddy
fun-loving
gay
high-spirited
merry
perky
prankish
sportful
exuberant
elfish
lighthearted
rollicking
jolly
larky
bubbly
fay
peppy
joyous
frolicky
animated
zippy
wanton
zestful
tricksy
rascally
devilish
blithe
bouncy
mirthful
zesty
jocund
full of beans
antic
energetic
light-hearted
funny
sparky
airy
jocular
comical
cheerful
snappy
waggish
full of fun
in high spirits
gleeful
jokey
romping
pizazzy
pizzazzy
jazzy
wicked
espiègle
excitable
full of vim and vigour
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
full of get-up-and-go
good-humoured
UK
good-humored
US
feeling one's oats
full of joie de vivre
blithesome
capering
frolicking
boon
game
festive
happy
fun
jovial
amusing
droll
witty
jesting
facetious
jocose
entertaining
comic
full of life
full of pep
pixieish
whimsical
sly
leprechaunish
risible
flip
scampish
joking
glib
pixy
humorous
pixie
bantering
knavish
tongue-in-cheek
chucklesome
clowning
in fun
in jest
devil-may-care
active
vital
brisk
animate
pert
bouncing
kinetic
springy
racy
spanking
mettlesome
dashing
excited
high
jumpy
more ❯
“She smiled at Rochelle and nodded with a
coy
smile playing on her lips.”
Adjective
▲
Unwilling to give information
secretive
uncommunicative
unforthcoming
quiet
evasive
taciturn
mom
US
mum
UK
reserved
silent
close-lipped
tight-lipped
reticent
withdrawn
mysterious
enigmatic
private
secret
cryptic
close
introverted
closemouthed
guarded
deep
dark
discreet
cautious
introvert
covert
clamlike
furtive
hushed
zipped
cagey
sly
backstairs
feline
undercover
in chambers
clammed up
playing your cards close to your chest
on the QT
in the background
close-mouthed
in privacy
in private
in the dark
buttoned up
non-communicative
tight-mouthed
self-contained
shy
laconic
dumb
distant
unresponsive
diffident
media-shy
retired
hush-hush
dried up
secluded
hidden
buttoning up
clamming up
tight chops
retiring
zipping one's lips
buttoning one's lip
mum's the word
mute
untalkative
tongue-tied
unconversational
unsociable
aloof
short
remote
speechless
wordless
curt
stand-offish
muted
unfriendly
antisocial
mumchance
restrained
offish
unapproachable
uninformative
standoffish
undemonstrative
at a loss for words
inhibited
modest
unspeaking
bashful
shrinking
unassuming
uptight
unwilling
dummied up
wouldn't say boo to a goose
off-air
more ❯
“Hotel staff are understandably
coy
about the embarrassing incident.”
Adjective
▲
Lacking courage
faint-hearted
cowardly
timorous
spineless
timid
weak
afraid
cowering
daunted
diffident
quaking
scared
trembling
yellow
boneless
craven
lily-livered
pigeon-hearted
spiritless
unmanly
weak-willed
chicken
chicken-hearted
chicken-livered
easily frightened
easily scared
feart
irresolute
jittery
jumpy
nervy
soft
weak-kneed
weakling
candy-assed
fearful
gutless
nervous
pusillanimous
sissy
spooked
wet
wimpish
wimpy
yellow-bellied
apprehensive
funky
hesitant
poor-spirited
recreant
retiring
shy
tentative
feeble
shrinking
unheroic
dastardly
chickenhearted
milk-livered
frightened
poltroon
sissified
fainthearted
pathetic
lacking courage
submissive
anxious
mousy
meek
abject
wishy-washy
mousey
tremulous
panicky
tame
frail
intimidated
skittish
base
unassertive
pigeonhearted
effete
vacillating
dismayed
caitiff
gentle
nerveless
characterless
running scared
namby-pamby
limp-wristed
lame
cringey
unassured
sheepish
wavering
cowed
passive
weakened
having cold feet
invertebrate
scary
fearsome
unconvincing
feckless
mild
white-livered
unenthusiastic
cowhearted
paper tiger
having the willies
faint
tenuous
no guts
milk-and-water
sookie
half-hearted
low-key
meager
US
backward
meagre
UK
worthless
mean-spirited
coward
niddering
wussy
poltroonish
afraid of one's own shadow
emasculated
forceless
squeamish
emasculate
afraid of one's shadow
slack-spined
pithless
without a will of your own
trepidatious
shuddering
moderate
unsubstantial
flimsy
fragile
browbeaten
Milquetoast
capricious
bullied
shaky
unnerved
unconfident
insecure
uncertain
rabbity
quivery
self-conscious
self-doubting
lacking assurance
lacking self-confidence
antsy
not confident
not self-assured
lacking in confidence
lacking confidence
indecisive
impotent
fickle
ineffectual
faltering
inept
dithering
useless
ineffective
powerless
undetermined
indeterminate
fallible
corruptible
supine
hemming and hawing
waffling
yielding
unreliable
unsure
easily led
undependable
terrified
alarmed
petrified
worried
tense
concerned
uneasy
bothered
shaken
horrified
startled
in a state
rattled
on edge
frozen
in a tizzy
frantic
in a flap
in awe
horror-struck
in a blue funk
afeared
horror-stricken
stunned
overwrought
disturbed
frit
perturbed
shaking in one's shoes
with your heart in your mouth
alarmed at
beside oneself
aghast
fretful
scared witless
in a tizz
terror-stricken
upset
terrorized
US
apprehensive about
scared to death
intimidated by
frightened out of your wits
scared out of your wits
in a funk
shaking like a leaf
hysteric
terrorised
UK
panic-stricken
in a cold sweat
in a fluster
troubled
hysterical
scared stiff
terror-struck
affrighted
shocked
skittery
agitated
squirrelly
self-effacing
introverted
wary
unforthcoming
uptight
spookish
skitterish
bashful
edgy
restless
queazy
excited
cringing
fidgety
token
very nervous
overstrung
twitchy
vague
nominal
superficial
dithery
toey
indifferent
queasy
ill at ease
windy
milksoppish
paltry
agog
weedy
mouselike
quiet
daft
nerdy
like a lamb to the slaughter
inhibited
ignoble
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
approval-seeking
withdrawn
reticent
unobtrusive
introvert
colourless
UK
pale
colorless
US
plain
unassuming
unsettled
taut
excitable
angsty
disquieted
distressed
stressed
neurotic
flighty
flurried
brittle
unglued
careful
fluttery
uncomfortable
shivery
discomposed
unrelaxed
easily agitated
high-strung
highly strung
shaking
strained
wired
quivering
worked up
keyed up
strung out
wrought up
het up
on tenterhooks
hinky
unquiet
stressy
goosey
white-knuckled
on pins and needles
atwitter
aflutter
hyper
spooky
in a state of agitation
in a state of nerves
hung up
a bundle of nerves
frisky
stressed out
creepy
unrestful
sensitive
strung up
in a stew
frightened to death
like a cat on a hot tin roof
all of a doodah
all of a lather
all of a dither
like a cat on hot bricks
bricking oneself
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Teasing in a playful manner
mocking
ribbing
joshing
bantering
kidding
jokey
joking
mischievous
playful
teasing
badgering
tickling
coquettish
flirtatious
suggestive
tantalising
UK
tantalizing
US
tempting
tongue-in-cheek
Adjective
▲
Deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing
arch
mischievous
roguish
impish
puckish
waggish
devilish
rascally
wicked
playful
sly
prankish
tricksy
knavish
scampish
teasing
elvish
leprechaunish
pixieish
naughty
frolicsome
pixie
pixy
flippant
elfin
cheeky
saucy
artful
pert
affected
knowing
cunning
wily
tongue-in-cheek
sportive
ludic
coquettish
elfish
kittenish
flirtatious
espiègle
whimsical
flirty
frisky
skittish
jesting
jokey
jocular
humorous
joking
frivolous
facetious
jocose
jaunty
light-hearted
amorous
in fun
in jest
inviting
dallying
raffish
rakish
provocative
flighty
lively
witty
spirited
amusing
funny
seductive
pixilated
implike
come-hither
gamesome
droll
comical
merry
cute
demure
vampish
philandering
comic
sprightly
chucklesome
bantering
lighthearted
high-spirited
gay
giddy
unserious
tongue in cheek
elven
elflike
flirting
pawky
pixie-like
foxy
tricky
pixyish
misbehaving
mysterious
disobedient
slick
deceiving
crafty
beguiling
sneaky
fun
troublemaking
mischief-making
jovial
casual
devil-may-care
offhand
fiendish
fresh
joshing
laughable
silly
pleasant
wisecracking
capering
satirical
wry
for a laugh
as a joke
good-natured
to tease
free and easy
full of mischief
putting one on
pulling one's leg
not serious
entertaining
coltish
enticing
risible
flip
glib
jolly
spoony
libidinous
clowning
snappy
jocund
bubbly
mirthful
cheerful
joyous
blithe
larkish
come-on
vivacious
frolic
superficial
fun-loving
diverting
hilarious
ridiculous
ludicrous
sidesplitting
farcical
hysterical
rib-tickling
side-splitting
humoristic
wacky
comedic
hysteric
zany
antic
uproarious
riotous
screaming
priceless
absurd
killing
clever
campy
camp
smart
sparkling
slapstick
rollicking
scintillating
inane
good-humoured
UK
good-humored
US
gelastic
quick-witted
a scream
for grins
preposterous
engaging
fatuous
crazy
daft
gleeful
rich
sharp
sportful
quick
boffo
larky
senseless
fay
light
smart-alecky
sharp-witted
hysterically funny
smart-aleck
happy
ironic
killingly funny
too funny for words
a hoot
a laugh
gagged up
non-serious
nonserious
eccentric
shallow
clownish
ribald
odd
screamingly funny
quirky
quaint
cheery
laughing
blithesome
sunny
festive
off-the-wall
oddball
goofy
bright
nutty
a barrel of laughs
brilliant
loony
flakey
US
flaky
UK
joculous
daffy
crack-up
riot
quizzical
laffer
fanciful
cocky
sassy
inappropriate
intelligent
keen
original
penetrating
perky
exuberant
wanton
ingenious
wise
impertinent
sarcastic
sardonic
piquant
epigrammatic
piercing
zippy
peppy
highbrowed
snazzy
tactful
profound
racy
nimble-witted
cutting
quick on the draw
quick on the uptake
frolicky
rude
irreverent
impudent
dismissive
disrespectful
precious
cutesy
smarty-pants
breezy
mincingly clever
lippy
laugh-a-minute
full of beans
off the wall
funny ha-ha
ha-ha funny
interesting
enjoyable
delightful
pleasing
enchanting
pleasurable
charming
agreeable
cheering
gratifying
novel
gladdening
gut-busting
cut up
more ❯
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