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Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
Basely or weakly fearful
Irresolute and hesitant
Having the character or quality of contriteness
Not completely confident or sure of something
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Adjective
▲
Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
shy
retiring
timid
modest
reserved
bashful
withdrawn
reticent
meek
quiet
shrinking
timorous
demure
introverted
unassertive
coy
humble
sheepish
unassuming
nervous
backward
insecure
unconfident
hesitant
fearful
recessive
mousy
apprehensive
embarrassed
inhibited
unassured
uncertain
shamefaced
reluctant
constrained
unsure
unobtrusive
wary
unpresuming
mim
suspicious
chary
abashed
rabbity
unpoised
ashamed
distrustful
self-effacing
self-conscious
self-doubting
aw-shucks
ill at ease
restrained
unforthcoming
uncommunicative
silent
unresponsive
secretive
distant
standoffish
blushing
taciturn
unsociable
undemonstrative
unpretentious
reclusive
offish
mild
aloof
cool
cold
close
close-mouthed
anxious
private
media-shy
passive
unapproachable
prim
soft-spoken
lowly
skittish
fainthearted
fearsome
guarded
remote
tremulous
eremitic
solitary
uncompanionable
gentle
cautious
icy
self-contained
peaceful
introvert
collected
stand-offish
down-to-earth
lacking confidence
detached
submissive
unfriendly
mousey
scary
laconic
dumb
closemouthed
frigid
withdrawing
retired
formal
misanthropic
conventional
sedate
serene
composed
tight-lipped
ceremonious
noncommittal
placid
simple
lacking self-confidence
uneasy
not self-assured
self-restrained
doubting
uncomfortable
unpretending
discreet
temperate
unostentatious
plain
overmodest
affected
indifferent
inward-looking
unconcerned
inconspicuous
thoughtful
uptight
unemotional
antisocial
secret
jumpy
jittery
tongue-tied
faint-hearted
nice
chilly
antsy
nongregarious
mum
UK
controlled
self-controlled
incurious
uninterested
mom
US
casual
dark
disinterested
afraid
unambitious
docile
subdued
tight-mouthed
lacking assurance
lacking in confidence
not confident
clammed up
dried up
ineffectual
declining
costive
prudish
unaffected
worried
natural
passionless
ingenuous
ordinary
verecund
recoiling
blushful
genuine
artless
hung up
frightened
seclusive
indrawn
hermitic
anchoritic
eremitical
easily embarrassed
unboastful
excited
scared
irresolute
spiritless
feeble
colourless
UK
indeterminate
pale
colorless
US
low-key
unaggressive
apologetic
contemplative
pensive
self-absorbed
self-interested
unpresumptuous
unaffable
unexpansive
weak
chaste
proper
low-profile
unnoticeable
mute
agitated
seemly
meditative
reflective
ruminative
inner-directed
self-centred
UK
untalkative
unconversational
not forward
moderate
resigned
prudent
short
approval-seeking
agog
introspective
self-centered
US
awkward
wordless
curt
speechless
muted
clamlike
unspeaking
pusillanimous
nervy
soft
mumchance
cowardly
peaceable
unwilling
quivery
uninformative
evasive
hush-hush
edgy
keeping a low profile
tense
patient
strained
at a loss for words
close-lipped
stiff
buttoned up
dummied up
impersonal
dispassionate
discomfited
on the QT
lamblike
wouldn't say boo to a goose
unnatural
gauche
stilted
forbearing
unclubbable
asocial
lenient
standoff
indirect
artificial
frosty
mannered
haughty
equivocal
tolerant
long-suffering
longanimous
ill-at-ease
uppity
out of countenance
unsure of yourself
abstracted
like a fish out of water
removed
unbending
preoccupied
mincing
snobbish
uninvolved
dry
Olympian
cold-eyed
buttoned-up
laid-back
uncurious
euphemistic
stuck up
putting on airs
socially inhibited
mealy-mouthed
pretentious
overdelicate
doubtful
unwelcoming
emotionless
unsympathetic
unfeeling
inhospitable
cold-blooded
gelid
uncongenial
impassive
disdainful
wooden
apathetic
forbidding
austere
supercilious
glacial
stolid
starchy
hostile
uncordial
rigid
unsocial
unpassioned
clammy
brittle
antiseptic
lukewarm
hard-eyed
unenthusiastic
phlegmatic
clinical
chill
brooding
unneighbourly
businesslike
stony
unsentimental
isolated
unexpressive
affectless
sententious
bureaucratic
stuffy
numb
depersonalized
US
gray
US
grey
UK
wintry
US
matter-of-fact
wintery
UK
sparing
depersonalised
UK
coldish
abstract
staid
unamiable
hermit-like
non-communicative
frozen
arctic
poker-faced
dour
impartial
dried-up
strictly business
unloving
enigmatic
unmoved
stern
severe
repressed
stoic
stoical
impassible
deep
snooty
uncaring
unneighborly
proud
offhand
off
neutral
cagey
hushed
zipped
insensible
cold-hearted
hermetic
incommunicable
laid back
annoyed
offended
impudent
impertinent
procacious
insolent
stuck-up
inapproachable
thick-skinned
spacey
hermitical
tightlipped
inaccessible
antagonistic
negative
incommunicative
calm
spaced-out
playing your cards close to your chest
uncommunicable
keeping people at arm's length
out of it
avoidant
superior
companionless
unaffectionate
contained
unamicable
ungenial
cynical
sober
alienated
hermitlike
independent
insociable
arrogant
half-hearted
tepid
friendless
emotionally distant
uncivil
rude
mopey
mopish
unwilling to mix with other people
mean-looking
ungregarious
insular
put on airs
uncharitable
unhappy
hateful
depressing
scowling
outside
unrevealing
unenthused
inhuman
inimical
not talkative
cold as ice
featureless
uncolored
straight
faceless
candid
careful
soulless
equal
measured
nondiscriminatory
anonymous
monolithic
of few words
contemptuous
withering
ardorless
impervious
repellent
cold-shoulder
loveless
insensitive
impotent
unromantic
inarticulate
pococurante
self-sufficient
all alone
exact
precise
nonchalant
complacent
insouciant
perfunctory
sullen
correct
cold turkey
unkind
callous
hardhearted
lone
bored
stony-hearted
mysterious
uninquiring
inflexible
ascetic
starched
cryptic
official
serious
monastic
objective
uncommitted
unbiased
unprejudiced
polite
straight arrow
by the numbers
strait-laced
stiff-necked
secluse
recluse
covert
just watching the clock
not giving a damn
furtive
blank
backstairs
sly
undercover
feline
camera-shy
expressionless
deadpan
empty
unexcessive
in charge
under wraps
bottled up
chilled
in check
inobtrusive
on a leash
under control
nonaggressive
reasonable
not given to excesses
in control of yourself
corked up
steady
self-possessed
cool, calm and collected
unextreme
lofty
vacant
in private
in chambers
in privacy
in the background
in the dark
hard-hearted
hard-boiled
on ice
inexpressive
cold fish
lone wolf
inert
catatonic
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“He looked rather sheepish and
diffident
, hands in pockets and a nervous grin on his face.”
Adjective
▲
Basely or weakly fearful
cowardly
spineless
craven
gutless
timid
pusillanimous
yellow
chicken
timorous
weak
fearful
soft
wimpish
feeble
recreant
wimpy
unheroic
dastardly
spiritless
poltroon
cowering
scared
chickenhearted
wet
quaking
afraid
frightened
nervous
trembling
shrinking
sissy
jittery
sissified
shy
apprehensive
boneless
fainthearted
panicky
abject
base
anxious
pigeonhearted
caitiff
dismayed
retiring
sookie
backward
cowhearted
worthless
lily-livered
weak-kneed
faint-hearted
chicken-livered
pigeon-hearted
chicken-hearted
milk-livered
yellow-bellied
lacking courage
candy-assed
poor-spirited
white-livered
no guts
paper tiger
running scared
having the willies
daunted
weak-willed
unmanly
jumpy
feart
nervy
easily frightened
easily scared
irresolute
weakling
spooked
coy
hesitant
tentative
funky
intimidated
mousy
tremulous
mousey
cowed
meek
scary
skittish
cringey
having cold feet
terrified
alarmed
horrified
petrified
submissive
shocked
hysterical
terrorized
US
fearsome
affrighted
hysteric
frit
afeared
wussy
terrorised
UK
horror-struck
scared stiff
scared to death
tame
coward
mean-spirited
niddering
unassertive
poltroonish
capricious
gentle
browbeaten
bullied
unassured
Milquetoast
shaky
wavering
unnerved
vacillating
cringing
afraid of one's own shadow
sheepish
like a lamb to the slaughter
trepidatious
faint
shuddering
worried
tense
concerned
uneasy
bothered
frantic
disturbed
perturbed
shaken
startled
rattled
aghast
fretful
troubled
overwrought
frozen
upset
stunned
in a state
on edge
scared witless
in a tizzy
in a tizz
in a flap
terror-stricken
in awe
in a blue funk
apprehensive about
intimidated by
frightened out of your wits
horror-stricken
scared out of your wits
in a funk
shaking like a leaf
panic-stricken
in a cold sweat
in a fluster
shaking in one's shoes
with your heart in your mouth
terror-struck
alarmed at
beside oneself
windy
quivering
wired
stressy
spooky
phobic
aflutter
goose-bumpy
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Irresolute and hesitant
vacillatory
faltering
hesitating
doubtful
timid
unsure
halting
backward
wavering
afraid
averse
dawdling
delaying
disinclined
doubting
indecisive
irresolute
lazy
loath
pendulous
reluctant
shy
sceptical
UK
skeptical
US
slow
tentative
uneager
unpredictable
unwilling
vacillating
vacillant
half-hearted
hanging back
lacking confidence
shilly-shally
hesitant
unconfident
reticent
reserved
indisposed
cautious
uncertain
unsteady
shaky
iffy
undecided
wobbly
opposed
resistant
dubious
cagey
cagy
not in the mood
antipathetic
unprepared
nervous
unenthusiastic
ill-disposed
loth
recalcitrant
hostile
antagonistic
not disposed
balking
US
not ready
nervous about
uncaring
not in favour of
uninclined
not minded
unenthusiastic about
not keen
inimical
sticking
unsympathetic
objecting
shying
protesting
baulking
UK
frightened
dismayed
scared
discouraged
disheartened
suspicious
wary
averse to
diffident about
chary of
shy of
circumspect about
cautious with
hesitant about
queasy about
chary
ambivalent
dithering
oscillating
havering
cunctatory
shilly-shallying
in doubt
in two minds
in a dilemma
on the horns of a dilemma
humming and hawing
in a quandary
having qualms
having misgivings
blowing hot and cold
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having the character or quality of contriteness
apologetic
sorry
remorseful
regretful
contrite
repentant
penitent
rueful
ashamed
shamefaced
compunctious
sheepish
attritional
penitential
hangdog
atoning
propitiatory
supplicating
deprecatory
conciliatory
expiatory
explanatory
conscience-stricken
self-reproachful
red-faced
full of regret
self-incriminating
in sackcloth and ashes
self-effacing
on one's knees
guilt-ridden
guilty
chastened
sorrowful
mournful
abject
sad
afraid
self-condemnatory
abashed
shamed
mortified
disappointed
self-accusing
bad
humble
penitentiary
appeasing
disturbed
troubled
repenting
terrible
plaintive
grievous
pitiful
awful
rotten
unhappy
distressed
pitiable
humiliated
embarrassed
deplorable
chagrined
discomfited
uncomfortable
disgraced
awkward
humbled
extremely sorry
very sorry
deeply saddened
self-conscious
blushing
demeaned
flustered
discountenanced
shy
crestfallen
disconcerted
upset
dishonoured
UK
discredited
dishonored
US
with one's tail between one's legs
unsettled
thrown
uneasy
discomposed
nervous
debased
bashful
prudish
meek
stuttering
reserved
restrained
stammering
distraught
muddled
put out of countenance
shown-up
ill at ease
caught with egg on your face
not know where to put yourself
with egg on one's face
wishing the earth would swallow one up
blush to think of
stupid
tarred and feathered
degraded
foolish
whipped
chastised
disdained
insignificant
derided
low
deflated
condemned
belittled
small
disparaged
shunned
crushed
reviled
diminished
shown up
scorned
mocked
inferior
in disgrace
fallen
castigated
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not completely confident or sure of something
uncertain
doubtful
undecided
unsure
dubious
hesitant
unresolved
vague
ambivalent
hazy
iffy
irresolute
unclear
ambiguous
equivocal
indecisive
sceptical
UK
skeptical
US
suspicious
dithering
insecure
split
tentative
torn
uncommitted
unconvinced
unsettled
distrustful
equivocating
faltering
halting
hesitating
indefinite
mistrustful
noncommittal
vacillating
waffling
wavering
hinky
oscillating
trustless
unconfident
on the fence
in doubt
in two minds
on the horns of a dilemma
shilly-shallying
in a dilemma
in a quandary
not sure
betwixt and between
hemming and hawing
of two minds
blowing hot and cold
running hot and cold
cagey
reticent
loath
indisposed
unconfirmed
disinclined
undetermined
loth
reluctant
shaky
leery
cagy
chancy
fly-by-night
untrusty
unsavory
US
questioning
unassured
unsavoury
UK
touch-and-go
doubting
cynical
unbelieving
wary
disbelieving
incredulous
chary
cautious
apprehensive
suspecting
careful
negativistic
nervous
uneasy
guarded
circumspect
untrusting
averse
quizzical
afraid
show-me
unwilling
shy
agnostic
heedful
mistrusting
watchful
resistant
opposed
lacking trust
uneager
backward
faithless
fearful
jealous
uptight
without belief
scoffing
been hit before
antipathetic
paranoid
on guard
not in the mood
mindful
distrusting
lacking confidence
unprepared
aporetic
floating
gingerly
conservative
considerate
alert
safe
unenthusiastic
lacking faith
slow
having reservations
prudent
scrupulous
wishy-washy
non-believing
teetering
fluctuating
divided
jaundiced
restrained
canny
inhibited
constrained
calculating
discreet
particular
fastidious
perplexed
ill-disposed
not disposed
hostile
recalcitrant
antagonistic
having misgivings
having qualms
not born yesterday
without faith
like doubting Thomas
sitting on the fence
unimpressed
unmoved
unpersuaded
worried
anxious
skittish
unsatisfied
suspect
pessimistic
not believing
vexed
confused
neutral
misbelieving
wondering
grudging
pussyfooting
minimifidian
have misgivings
have reservations
nullifidian
rationalist
irreligious
on-the-fence
unenlightened
resisting
nonbelieving
freethinking
wobbling
swithering
demurring
unfinished
pendent
not ready
unpredictable
uncaring
not minded
not keen
inimical
uninclined
havering
hedging your bets
in the middle
cunctatory
balking
US
nervous about
unenthusiastic about
not in favour of
half-hearted
sticking
shying
protesting
unsympathetic
objecting
hanging back
humming and hawing
baulking
UK
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