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What is another word for
shy
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Contexts
▼
▲
Adjective
Lacking in courage or confidence
Uncomfortable in the company of other people
Modest in nature
(
informal
)
Insufficient or less than
Tentative or unsure in acting or speaking
Not clearly visible or attracting attention
So reprehensible as to cause shame or disgrace
Remote or isolated, possibly inaccessible
Having a considerate or kindly disposition
Lacking grace in manner, behavior or appearance
Verb
(
shy from
)
To avoid due to timidness, caution or aversion
To jump back in fear
(
rare
)
To throw sideways with a jerk
To hesitate or be evasive when confronted with a problem
To shun or shy away from
To disagree with or dispute
To turn or cause to turn aside from a course
Noun
An act or instance of throwing or casting something
… more ▼
▲
Adjective
▲
Lacking in courage or confidence
timid
diffident
reticent
self-effacing
shrinking
timorous
mousy
fearful
apprehensive
nervous
hesitant
reluctant
doubting
wary
suspicious
chary
unconfident
feeble
irresolute
spiritless
unassertive
distrustful
fainthearted
fearsome
mousey
skittish
tremulous
unsure
bashful
retiring
modest
insecure
sheepish
meek
coy
reserved
anxious
withdrawn
self-conscious
uneasy
introverted
jittery
embarrassed
backward
humble
demure
uncertain
blushing
afraid
jumpy
scary
uncomfortable
inhibited
recessive
ill at ease
worried
shamefaced
nervy
tense
scared
unassuming
uptight
aw-shucks
awkward
unsettled
discomfited
edgy
frightened
careful
antsy
quiet
restless
weak
restrained
gutless
abashed
spineless
yellow
cowardly
faint-hearted
cautious
pusillanimous
ashamed
troubled
circumspect
fidgety
cowering
passive
wimpy
constrained
bothered
disquieted
perturbed
doubtful
strained
easily frightened
panicky
discomposed
self-doubting
lacking confidence
humiliated
unforthcoming
upset
lily-livered
unassured
dithery
rabbity
chicken
twitchy
craven
guarded
skittery
spooked
distressed
wimpish
recreant
mistrustful
soft
dubious
sceptical
UK
submissive
quaking
disturbed
gauche
sissy
watchful
wet
agitated
prudent
skeptical
US
cagey
leery
conservative
trembling
lacking self-confidence
boneless
safe
not self-assured
high-strung
queazy
unrelaxed
red-faced
weak-kneed
unobtrusive
flurried
chicken-livered
pigeon-hearted
on edge
chicken-hearted
shamed
heedful
yellow-bellied
candy-assed
poor-spirited
fluttery
humbled
overmodest
queasy
toey
shaky
fretful
demeaned
prudish
flustered
mindful
unnatural
stilted
discountenanced
unheroic
loath
disconcerted
blushful
dastardly
poltroon
unquiet
chickenhearted
gingerly
considerate
alert
averse
disinclined
highly strung
iffy
scrupulous
sissified
lacking assurance
lacking in confidence
like a fish out of water
tentative
abject
canny
calculating
discreet
particular
fastidious
not confident
base
pigeonhearted
dismayed
out of place
caitiff
sookie
cowhearted
worthless
on tenterhooks
milk-livered
lacking courage
white-livered
paper tiger
having the willies
no guts
running scared
costive
silent
plain
introvert
pale
excited
verecund
recoiling
taut
graceless
alarmed
excitable
concerned
angsty
overstrung
trepidatious
easily embarrassed
stressed
neurotic
flighty
faint of heart
spookish
squirrelly
skitterish
questioning
brittle
weakling
flushed
unglued
very nervous
daunted
discomforted
approval-seeking
feart
mistrusting
untrusting
unmanly
shivery
reddening
flushing
lacking social skills
tongue-tied
disorientated
quivery
timidsome
easily agitated
on guard
weak-willed
thrown
easily scared
disoriented
vexed
bewildered
tormented
stiff
dishonoured
UK
discredited
chastened
shaken
perplexed
strange
lost
in turmoil
dishonored
US
intimidated
cowed
turning red
artificial
mannered
chagrined
aflutter
affected
hangdog
hinky
having cold feet
atwitter
put out of countenance
shown-up
goosey
ill-at-ease
debased
caught with egg on your face
not know where to put yourself
wishing the earth would swallow one up
with egg on one's face
out of countenance
unsure of yourself
restive
stammering
stuttering
distraught
muddled
discombobulated
fazed
unpresuming
dorky
faltering
mim
unenterprising
blush to think of
keyed up
hung up
het up
geeky
unpoised
traditional
unimaginative
unexciting
conventional
on pins and needles
nerdy
uncreative
boring
stuffy
limited
straight
strait-laced
stick-in-the-mud
unadventurous
narrow-minded
stay-at-home
maladroit
blundering
socially inept
socially lacking
socially awkward
socially anxious
socially incompetent
more ❯
“They were now bold warriors, far from the
shy
plebeians they once were.”
Adjective
▲
Uncomfortable in the company of other people
bashful
sheepish
reserved
introverted
retiring
withdrawn
insecure
inhibited
constrained
repressed
self-conscious
embarrassed
coy
abashed
cautious
introvert
reclusive
soft-spoken
standoffish
quiet
reticent
uncommunicative
taciturn
silent
unforthcoming
distant
diffident
unsociable
aloof
secretive
private
timid
dumb
undemonstrative
closemouthed
restrained
modest
demure
unresponsive
media-shy
laconic
tight-lipped
close-mouthed
cool
mum
UK
mom
US
detached
cold
mute
offish
speechless
guarded
self-effacing
remote
backward
shrinking
close
stand-offish
unfriendly
tongue-tied
clammed up
wordless
eremitic
timorous
antisocial
recessive
untalkative
unassertive
unassuming
unapproachable
solitary
unspeaking
voiceless
mumchance
muted
retired
inarticulate
self-restrained
nervous
at a loss for words
buttoned up
meek
uptight
nongregarious
uncompanionable
discreet
secret
dark
unemotional
hermitic
misanthropic
curt
close-lipped
nonvocal
snobbish
tight-mouthed
hushed
zipped
evasive
dried up
self-contained
dummied up
lost for words
struck dumb
bereft of speech
not talkative
unable to get a word out
camera-shy
mousy
humble
withdrawing
seclusive
temperate
unexpressive
uneasy
sententious
sparing
anchoritic
eremitical
brooding
dour
hesitant
independent
rabbity
unaffable
unexpansive
sullen
isolated
apprehensive
unconfident
unsocial
ungregarious
insular
soundless
uncomfortable
not forward
closed up
not saying boo
silentious
unheard
saying nothing
unwilling
frosty
dried-up
still
hermit-like
hermitical
reluctant
unloquacious
wary
unclubbable
clamlike
asocial
unrevealing
passionless
aw-shucks
unconversational
unbending
non-communicative
self-sufficient
all alone
standoff
frigid
abient
avoidant
wouldn't say boo to a goose
hung up
chilly
on the QT
formal
not forthcoming
dry
hush-hush
icy
cynical
alienated
hermitlike
dumbstricken
dumbstruck
mild
buttoned-up
dumbfounded
conventional
prim
cold-eyed
sedate
obmutescent
unwilling to mix with other people
serene
composed
collected
stammering
awkward
dazed
garbled
gentle
Olympian
ceremonious
peaceful
noncommittal
placid
unable to speak
choked up
indifferent
unconcerned
uninterested
incurious
casual
uncurious
disinterested
thoughtful
inward-looking
socially inhibited
more ❯
“She was painfully
shy
and would hide in her room whenever guests arrived.”
Adjective
▲
Modest in nature
modest
humble
unassuming
demure
unpretentious
meek
deferential
self-effacing
unboastful
unobtrusive
unpresuming
reserved
bashful
quiet
timid
unassertive
retiring
withdrawn
reticent
introverted
diffident
lowly
sheepish
coy
timorous
shrinking
down-to-earth
mild
blushing
backward
recessive
unassured
simple
self-conscious
silent
unpretending
retired
resigned
mousy
unconfident
unostentatious
insecure
withdrawing
discreet
nice
temperate
unaggressive
unambitious
docile
fearful
mim
self-deprecating
embarrassed
close
unpresumptuous
unforthcoming
introvert
self-deprecatory
low-key
respectful
low-profile
unaffected
keeping a low profile
natural
restrained
plain
apologetic
ingenuous
shamefaced
ordinary
genuine
artless
courteous
inconspicuous
free from vanity
hiding your light under a bushel
soft-spoken
prim
media-shy
submissive
obsequious
servile
acquiescent
soft
obedient
spineless
yielding
subdued
spiritless
obliging
lamblike
unresisting
cowed
tame
unprotesting
compliant
gentle
reverential
subservient
biddable
polite
resistless
supplicatory
hesitant
tentative
apprehensive
manageable
tractable
sycophantic
chaste
proper
seemly
moderate
prudent
more ❯
“Ever the
shy
lady, she was loathed to sing her own praises.”
Adjective
▲
(
informal
)
Insufficient or less than
deficient
inadequate
insufficient
lacking
low
scant
scarce
short
wanting
scanty
paltry
sparse
limited
meagre
UK
meager
US
skimpy
measly
poor
thin
restricted
exiguous
in short supply
insubstantial
not enough
too little
bereft
small
destitute
piddling
failing
negligible
too few
spare
incomplete
incommensurate
bare
sketchy
rare
light
sparing
slim
slender
skimp
tight
minimal
few
scrimpy
devoid
barren
at a premium
too small
little
stingy
slight
inappreciable
unfinished
inconsiderable
depleted
deprived
pathetic
miserly
derisory
modest
imperfect
drained
hard to find
few and far between
not to be had
like gold dust
hand-to-mouth
hard to come by
unsufficient
not to be had for love nor money
thin on the ground
missing
scrimp
seldom met with
weak
short-handed
short on
low on
trifling
lean
finite
reduced
diminished
laughable
feeble
lame
not making it
not hacking it
needed
coming up short
stunted
parsimonious
junk
scarcer than hen's teeth
unproductive
stinted
dry
exhaustible
nominal
shabby
insignificant
dwindling
mediocre
tenuous
bush-league
tiny
mingy
cut
puny
out of gas
thinning
flimsy
narrow
close
run-down
at a low level
barely sufficient
without
bankrupt
denuded
void
denuded of
bare of
empty of
devoid of
vacant of
free from
deficient in
destitute of
bereft of
infrequent
unsatisfactory
unqualified
unample
minus
incompetent
unfitted
incapable
short of
out of
too little too late
miserable
pitiful
trivial
piffling
inconsequential
petty
minimum
beggarly
mean
nugatory
ungenerous
poxy
unconvincing
infinitesimal
unbelievable
unpersuasive
piddly
shallow
unsubstantial
minor
incredible
inconceivable
superficial
implausible
marginal
token
minute
questionable
dinky
picayune
mere
bitty
base
improbable
lowly
pitiable
frivolous
incidental
contemptible
patchy
nickel-and-dime
suspect
perfunctory
dubious
fractional
frugal
unsound
doubtful
of no consequence
of no importance
untenable
minuscule
vague
lousy
subnormal
not worth mentioning
of no account
cursory
not worth bothering about
half-baked
unlikely
hazy
faulty
unimportant
fragmentary
lamentable
partial
worthless
sporadic
imperceptible
far-fetched
hardly any
niggling
transparent
ineffectual
faint
little or no
fiddling
foolish
rudimentary
illogical
sorry
imprecise
wretched
small-fry
rough
unreasonable
Mickey Mouse
vapid
unclear
subtle
inane
wishful
weakly
unfruitful
infertile
flat
fuzzy
groundless
outline
inept
hollow
scattered
specious
fantastic
valueless
tame
smallish
casual
fishy
fanciful
unrealistic
mild
uncompelling
incredulous
peppercorn
puzzling
airy
woolly
UK
dispersed
wooly
US
unimpressive
depthless
uncritical
footling
irrelevant
pimping
peanut
thinly distributed
chicken
scarcely credible
hard to believe
not convincing
hard to swallow
de minimis
no-account
shoestring
disappointing
threadbare
despicable
inferior
confined
penurious
ordinary
insulting
diddly
very little
little bitty
outrageous
weak-kneed
occasional
uncommon
scrappy
fragile
ungrounded
baseless
scrubby
low in numbers
phony
US
controvertible
frail
humble
wispy
determinate
basic
circumscribed
defined
definite
measured
not appropriate for
on the small side
part
skeletal
phoney
UK
set
not much
broad-brush
ignorable
diffuse
woeful
insipid
unconsiderable
sad
neglectable
very small
immaterial
strapped for
pushed for
lacking in detail
fantastical
non-essential
inessential
with an insufficiency of
unthinkable
unimaginable
unconceivable
strained
meaningless
remote
labored
US
laboured
UK
forced
ponderous
of little importance
lightweight
silly
strange
of little consequence
of no moment
small-bore
of little account
preposterous
hasty
of no value
no biggie
neither here nor there
two bit
small-time
not worth speaking of
all the same
small potatoes
entry level
of no significance
inappropriate
difficult to believe
cock-and-bull
beyond belief
hard to take
full of it
hurried
desultory
flawed
irrational
indecisive
slapdash
passing
absurd
contradictory
ludicrous
nebulous
farfetched
nonsensical
unsubstantiated
inconclusive
unconsidered
half-hearted
unsustainable
unsupportable
false
incongruous
invalid
shaky
irreconcilable
senseless
indefensible
spurious
obscure
impossible
slipshod
offhand
rapid
rushed
trite
faltering
loose
fleeting
inattentive
quick
illegitimate
unreasoning
nutty
wacky
reachy
vain
inconsequent
problematic
nonrational
fatuous
fallacious
unfounded
unreasoned
uncertain
generalized
US
flash
summary
equivocal
indefinite
inexact
won't hold water
full of holes
won't wash
self-contradictory
off the wall
indeterminate
confused
approximate
surface-level
ambiguous
inexplicit
ambivalent
unknown
dim
provisional
iffy
obfuscatory
coarse
pale
unspecified
uninformative
generalised
UK
muzzy
muddy
indirect
on the back of an envelope
dull
bewildering
non-specific
amphibological
unintelligible
ill-defined
wan
muted
gloomy
lacklustre
UK
soft
poorly lit
lackluster
US
badly lit
subdued
more ❯
“The count came up two
shy
of the expected total.”
Adjective
▲
Tentative or unsure in acting or speaking
hesitant
doubtful
uncertain
undecided
unsure
wavering
irresolute
tentative
vacillating
indecisive
dubious
ambivalent
hesitating
dithering
iffy
sceptical
UK
skeptical
US
doubting
cautious
oscillating
nervous
reluctant
unpredictable
backward
unwilling
havering
cunctatory
afraid
averse
uneager
shilly-shallying
in doubt
in two minds
in a dilemma
in a quandary
blowing hot and cold
half-hearted
on the horns of a dilemma
hanging back
having misgivings
having qualms
humming and hawing
disinclined
faltering
timid
diffident
loath
halting
slow
vacillatory
pendulous
lazy
delaying
dawdling
vacillant
lacking confidence
shilly-shally
shaky
unsteady
unconfident
wobbly
indisposed
opposed
resistant
reticent
unenthusiastic
loth
antipathetic
cagey
cagy
unprepared
recalcitrant
balking
US
objecting
baulking
UK
unsympathetic
ill-disposed
not in the mood
not disposed
unresolved
undetermined
unsettled
waffling
uncommitted
of two minds
indefinite
equivocating
torn
divided
on the fence
wishy-washy
unconvinced
unclear
fluctuating
equivocal
noncommittal
teetering
not sure
sitting on the fence
distrustful
hemming and hawing
mistrustful
trustless
vague
split
suspicious
fickle
weak
running hot and cold
hinky
weak-minded
ambiguous
borderline
on-the-fence
betwixt and between
up in the air
infirm
pending
leery
hot-and-cold
in the balance
debatable
perplexed
indeterminate
unstable
floating
open
pussyfooting
neutral
hazy
insecure
faithless
agnostic
unfinished
unknown
unconfirmed
unascertained
weak-kneed
unestablished
chancy
hedging your bets
in the middle
dodgy
fluctuant
hot and cold
touch-and-go
unable to decide
like doubting Thomas
yet to be decided
without belief
open to question
confused
vexed
stumbling
changing
halfhearted
fearful
speculative
uneventful
astraddle
changeable
unassertive
shillyshallying
questionable
volatile
impartial
dilly-dallying
dicey
full of doubt
in limbo
weak of mind
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
questioning
unassured
unsavoury
UK
untrusty
moot
arguable
disputable
controversial
unconcluded
problematic
outstanding
inconclusive
confusing
paradoxical
conflicting
contradictory
on the back burner
on ice
open to doubt
two-edged
wobbling
swithering
pendent
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not clearly visible or attracting attention
inconspicuous
unobtrusive
muted
discreet
unostentatious
modest
quiet
unnoticeable
unassuming
subtle
retiring
invisible
unseen
unimposing
faint
hidden
unspectacular
backstage
indistinct
insignificant
secretive
concealed
inobtrusive
unnoticed
camouflaged
dim
tenuous
unemphatic
low-key
low-profile
in the background
behind the scenes
soft-pedalled
out of the limelight
out of the spotlight
out of the public eye
subdued
understated
restrained
unpretentious
sober
downbeat
conservative
repressed
simple
toned down
toned-down
low-keyed
soft
minimalist
unflashy
out of sight
played down
tasteful
unfussy
circumspect
relaxed
softened
bland
muffled
unremarkable
neutral
silent
sombre
UK
somber
US
unconspicuous
obscure
unglamorous
reserved
easygoing
modulated
loose
laid-back
light
unshowy
played-down
mild
easy-going
flat
plain
tame
dull
soft-sell
self-effacing
lacklustre
UK
ordinary
nondescript
lackluster
US
vague
delicate
soft-pedaled
gentle
pale
imperceptible
tempered
slight
moderated
unsubstantial
stifled
indefinite
negligible
mellow
insinuated
lowered
indirect
suggestive
feeble
enervated
washed out
delicately complex
hardly noticeable
hardly detectable
shaded
lustreless
lusterless
pastel
drab
dark
dreary
faded
unlustrous
dusty
conventional
straight
square
demure
soft-hued
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Adjective
▲
So reprehensible as to cause shame or disgrace
shameful
disgraceful
despicable
contemptible
disreputable
reprehensible
discreditable
vile
base
dishonourable
UK
ignominious
deplorable
abominable
dishonorable
US
sordid
ignoble
heinous
bad
odious
mean
low
scandalous
immoral
wicked
appalling
atrocious
unprincipled
outrageous
corrupt
infamous
loathsome
villainous
shocking
unworthy
shady
shoddy
monstrous
egregious
inexcusable
sinful
nefarious
hateful
shabby
disgusting
diabolical
unspeakable
opprobrious
unforgivable
scurvy
indefensible
flagitious
unbecoming
notorious
louche
blameworthy
reprobate
indecent
degrading
vulgar
dastardly
obscene
impure
debauched
inglorious
unrespectable
knavish
flagrant
profligate
drunken
intemperate
low-down
offensive
humiliating
unscrupulous
exceptionable
sorry
detestable
objectionable
dreadful
mortifying
crooked
iniquitous
terrible
untrustworthy
embarrassing
criminal
abject
vicious
dubious
miscreant
suspect
questionable
intolerable
beastly
evil
improper
wrong
shameless
deceitful
devious
undignified
beyond the pale
beyond contempt
foul
treacherous
unacceptable
fraudulent
culpable
degenerate
dirty
unjustifiable
wretched
rotten
unfortunate
miserable
pitiful
regrettable
remiss
filthy
unhealthy
perverse
caitiff
putrid
blackguardly
dishonest
unsavory
US
unsavoury
UK
dissolute
dodgy
sleazy
cheap
shifty
seedy
slippery
unwholesome
rascally
pitiable
seamy
suspicious
beggarly
fishy
lowly
disorderly
of bad reputation
no good
execrable
abhorrent
awful
nasty
pathetic
lousy
lamentable
poor
dire
sad
unpardonable
worthless
unseemly
horrible
depraved
abysmal
insupportable
woeful
repugnant
paltry
crummy
inadequate
inferior
unconscionable
unsatisfactory
scummy
low-minded
laughable
revolting
lame
hopeless
condemnable
horrendous
frightful
snide
currish
shaming
grievous
unreasonable
grubby
indecorous
useless
demeaning
unethical
substandard
cruddy
chronic
disappointing
unsuitable
distasteful
debasing
pants
rubbish
dark
underhanded
unholy
poxy
second-rate
unwarrantable
debased
disastrous
third-rate
belittling
mediocre
degraded
ratty
scabby
despisable
ungodly
gross
repellent
duff
trashy
pits
lowering
dismal
cheapening
unrighteous
censurable
God-awful
unlawful
horrifying
sneaking
unpleasant
undesirable
petty
rubbishy
cruel
beneath contempt
godawful
disdainable
obnoxious
second-class
not up to scratch
not up to snuff
not up to par
no-good
ghastly
horrific
untoward
unbefitting
inappropriate
derisory
glaring
horrid
ungentlemanly
blamable
fiendish
below contempt
infernal
inexpiable
excessive
slimy
menial
repulsive
black
deficient
reproachable
very bad
unrefined
abandoned
amoral
imperfect
sinister
low-grade
faulty
calamitous
perverted
inelegant
unfitting
defective
amateurish
disparaging
slighting
unladylike
derogatory
audacious
denigratory
dissatisfactory
contemptuous
unfavourable
UK
unfavorable
US
servile
junky
ropy
infra dig
scornful
devilish
crass
disdainful
arrant
deprecatory
reprovable
wack
schlocky
pejorative
bum
uncomplimentary
stinking
disagreeable
rough
barbarous
depreciatory
garbage
low-life
feeble
depreciative
callous
unceremonious
unpermissible
unallowable
derogative
not on
untenable
ruthless
unfair
denigrative
grody
a load of pants
decrying
detractive
blatant
low-quality
murderous
below par
tragic
immodest
under par
ill-advised
two-bit
poor-quality
cut-rate
less-than-stellar
poor quality
obvious
underhand
squalid
perfidious
unwelcome
uncharitable
hideous
measly
black-hearted
barefaced
grim
utter
coarse
brazen
conspicuous
good-for-nothing
sleazoid
patent
direful
inopportune
manifest
inept
undisguised
grotty
discrediting
tawdry
naked
evident
enormous
rank
complete
bent
unconcealed
damnable
overt
meagre
UK
transparent
palpable
indelicate
savage
cowardly
scungy
meager
US
dirty rotten
inhuman
striking
pronounced
bringing shame
sucky
barbaric
warped
too much
god-awful
thoughtless
scurrilous
brutal
out of order
grungy
capital
out of line
brutish
erring
sub-par
senseless
preposterous
violent
bestial
merciless
meanspirited
out-and-out
brass-necked
out and out
not good
sadistic
unprovoked
ferocious
disrespectful
heartless
rude
impolite
irremissible
brute
fierce
remorseless
inhumane
butcherly
deadly
mortal
bloody
bloodthirsty
harrowing
disgustful
insufficient
scoundrelly
unpalatable
uncalled for
derisive
demoralised
UK
demoralized
US
heartbreaking
jacked up
beneath one's dignity
insufferable
wrongful
cold-blooded
grave
dissipated
without justification
illegal
not forgivable
recreant
distressing
cutthroat
punk
diabolic
hateworthy
unearthly
cursed
unlucky
sneering
unbearable
indiscreet
roguish
careless
negligent
ridiculous
sneaky
graceless
deceptive
accursed
condescending
venal
sleazo
crying
not cricket
patronizing
US
depreciating
flaming
mercenary
catastrophic
patronising
UK
common
outright
crumby
wanton
raunchy
disturbing
serious
plain
sheer
rueful
cheesy
nauseating
downright
inordinate
absolute
unqualified
regretful
hellacious
off-colour
UK
apparent
exorbitant
unmitigated
extreme
significant
major
over-the-top
irremediable
immoderate
not the done thing
bush-league
a bit much
too bad
low-rent
bargain-basement
off-color
US
el cheapo
guilty
unlikable
uninviting
blameable
unheroic
errant
delinquent
beneath
malevolent
malicious
satanic
blithering
bungling
unkind
tarnished
sick
inconsiderate
slipshod
malignant
ineffectual
displeasing
hard-hearted
narrow-minded
unmentionable
unpopular
incompetent
insubstantial
tasteless
despised
irreligious
sacrilegious
profane
impious
blasphemous
demeritorious
amiss
confounded
fallen
uncool
wanky
mean-spirited
cheapjack
derisible
broken
inexpert
puny
gimcrack
schlock
vitiated
out of bounds
undesired
trumpery
well below par
footling
godless
at fault
unwarranted
upsetting
swinish
outcast
slavish
humble
corrupting
downgrading
messed up
unjustified
disquieting
good-for-naught
meritless
no-count
no-account
lewd
faithless
traitorous
out of place
craven
illegitimate
sullied
tainted
illicit
lawless
unchivalrous
cunning
stupid
reproachful
crafty
not okay
inequitable
malfeasant
gratuitous
guileful
bribable
sly
out of keeping
peccable
cataclysmic
plebeian
ugly
scheming
in bad taste
in poor taste
absurd
ludicrous
foolish-looking
silly
affecting
impermissible
morally wrong
tinhorn
downer
icky
diddly
valueless
bummer
the pits
blah
stinky
bad news
fallacious
erroneous
not the best
cheating
unwanted
criticizable
distressful
uncalled-for
Machiavellian
heartrending
furtive
irregular
without cause
without reason
unhappy
beneath you
lacking dignity
corrupted
inexpedient
infelicitous
injudicious
tactless
tragical
exploitative
conscienceless
unconscientious
wrongdoing
casuistic
selfish
inapt
two-faced
over the fence
self-seeking
afflictive
not quite the thing
undue
ill-suited
ill-considered
ill-timed
unsuited
subpar
suboptimal
wanting
open
pitiless
hellish
sanguinary
arduous
butcherous
devastating
destructive
bold
bloody-minded
bush
off
flaunting
crude
ostentatious
tatty
unimpressive
inadmissible
cheapo
flagitous
unashamed
out
inacceptable
reject
noticeable
deliberate
below standard
bare-faced
bald-faced
below average
hanging out
stick out like sore thumb
tenth-rate
second rate
of poor quality
won't do
from hunger
half-baked
not up to standard
of low quality
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Adjective
▲
Remote or isolated, possibly inaccessible
screened
hidden
sequestered
cloistered
segregated
secluded
quiet
secret
retired
remote
covert
removed
solitary
deserted
reclusive
unfrequented
blockaded
lonely
quarantined
private
uninhabited
personal
seclusive
withdrawn
insular
reserved
abandoned
beleaguered
close
closet
isolate
unsociable
secluse
hermetic
alone
aloof
confidential
incommunicado
lonesome
singular
unapproachable
out-of-the-way
tucked away
cut off
off the beaten track
shut off
isolated
sheltered
concealed
undisturbed
off the grid
out of the way
godforsaken
distant
outlying
faraway
inaccessible
far-flung
obscure
far-off
cut-off
unreachable
desolate
in the middle of nowhere
backwoods
in the back of beyond
far
lone
off the map
off the beaten path
hard to find
unget-at-able
deep
in the sticks
in the hinterlands
jerkwater
barren
forsaken
unvisited
Barcoo
in the backwoods
in the backblocks
in the booay
in the backveld
in the platteland
apart
in the tall timbers
off-lying
vacant
beyond the black stump
empty
away
wild
vacated
disconnected
undiscovered
veiled
unoccupied
bare
shrouded
unpopulated
unpeopled
confined
outer
peripheral
outermost
god-knows-where
in a backwater
separated
free
separate
beyond
protected
insulated
shielded
hermitic
hidden away
virgin
eremitic
forgotten
obscured
middle of nowhere
hard-to-reach
disused
cloaked
out of sight
anchoritic
uncultivated
untenanted
unused
offline
forlorn
unexposed
monastic
detached
retreated
desert
hermit-like
out of view
untouched
neglected
back
boondocks
foreign
unknown
unsettled
frontier
impassable
far-out
single
far-removed
far removed
difficult to get to
far off
out of reach
in the depths of …
off beaten track
set apart
cocooned
curtained
hermetical
inconspicuous
monkish
stranded
rough
inhospitable
trackless
unmanaged
unfarmed
rugged
afar
marooned
external
provincial
uncivilized
US
peaceful
abroad
uncivilised
UK
waste
shut away
buried
hard to get to
beyond reach
in a remote location
in seclusion
cloistral
in the distance
in the boonies
lost
alien
outlandish
unattainable
retiring
unworldly
undercover
unseen
companionless
recluse
well away
quite a ways
far flung
beyond the horizon
clouded
entombed
underground
camouflaged
invisible
unobtrusive
undisclosed
outcast
estranged
imperceivable
unrevealed
not in view
not in sight
unsocial
unbefriended
uncherished
disconsolate
unattended
troglodytic
under quarantine
cordoned off
sealed off
lorn
rejected
by oneself
derelict
void
beneath
below
sunk
unattached
freestanding
evacuated
unconnected
depopulated
discrete
uncoupled
unhitched
not attached
standing alone
disengaged
standing apart
in the boondocks
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a considerate or kindly disposition
gentle
kind
sympathetic
compassionate
kindly
tender
benevolent
caring
considerate
friendly
soft
amiable
humane
gracious
genial
benign
affable
merciful
understanding
pleasant
lenient
loving
obliging
forgiving
agreeable
amicable
peaceful
softhearted
congenial
kindhearted
forbearing
easygoing
warmhearted
sociable
mellow
tenderhearted
peaceable
placid
pacific
meek
humble
decent
unassuming
quiet
goodhearted
harmless
maternal
lovable
cheerful
moderate
modest
motherly
fatherly
civil
likeable
UK
likable
US
bland
demure
lamblike
temperate
respectful
angelic
pleasing
dovelike
cool
reverent
paternal
retiring
unoffensive
brotherly
moral
sisterly
good-natured
kind-hearted
tender-hearted
good-humoured
UK
large-hearted
good-humored
US
mild-mannered
sweet-tempered
laid back
dove-like
non-confrontational
soft-spoken
mild
warm
charitable
tolerant
affectionate
thoughtful
generous
indulgent
beneficent
benignant
calm
polite
soft-hearted
warm-hearted
cordial
neighbourly
UK
neighborly
US
courteous
good-hearted
easy
helpful
clement
nice
magnanimous
comforting
patient
accommodating
altruistic
sensitive
easy-going
fond
big-hearted
gallant
good
chivalrous
complaisant
urbane
sweet
great-hearted
humanitarian
tranquil
docile
approachable
conciliatory
soothing
serene
good-tempered
pitying
responsive
selfless
feeling
mannerly
light
liberal
all heart
nonviolent
bighearted
unselfish
civilized
US
supportive
amenable
well-mannered
pacifist
pacifistic
concerned
well-disposed
devoted
courtly
tame
empathetic
attentive
hospitable
compliant
gentlemanly
civilised
UK
still
cultivated
deferential
empathic
charming
polished
bleeding-heart
genteel
protective
refined
peace-loving
doting
sentimental
giving
greathearted
passive
well meaning
balmy
noble
philanthropic
nurturing
engaging
solicitous
restful
inoffensive
outgoing
personable
irenic
submissive
commiserative
nonbelligerent
cultured
open
permissive
philanthropical
delightful
well mannered
unobjectionable
pacificatory
cooperative
jovial
well-bred
decorous
diplomatic
innocent
innocuous
munificent
adoring
lax
unreserved
condoning
complacent
non-violent
subdued
gregarious
pardoning
comradely
favorable
US
non-aggressive
non-combative
well intentioned
harmonious
favourable
UK
obsequious
relaxed
suave
mollycoddling
well bred
pampering
sophisticated
unobtrusive
natural
dignified
proper
even-tempered
well disposed
lovely
casual
human
nonabrasive
wholesome
formal
safe
fatherlike
debonair
unstinting
benefic
convivial
well behaved
tactful
pacifical
openhanded
delicate
neutral
acquiescent
nonaggressive
yielding
unoffending
companionable
spoiling
dovish
bonhomous
sparing
smooth
unflappable
matey
equable
chummy
reverential
undisturbed
excusing
unexceptionable
down-to-earth
touchy-feely
honourable
UK
accessible
humoring
US
longanimous
long-suffering
ruthful
biddable
ladylike
parental
tractable
honorable
US
watchful
manageable
dutiful
bleeding heart
humouring
UK
accepting
elegant
eleemosynary
openhearted
sympathizing
US
condoling
conflict-free
naive
non-belligerent
sensible
sympathising
UK
heart in right place
anti-war
happy-go-lucky
assuaging
well-behaved
cheery
emollient
servile
maternalistic
happy
knightly
compromising
stoical
emotional
anodyne
innoxious
hurtless
chirpy
allowing
dear
amatory
weak
resigned
carefree
chilled
permitting
unwarlike
willing
uncomplaining
undemanding
nonirritating
demonstrative
subservient
stoic
familiar
close
clubbable
social
goody-goody
unaffected
perky
spineless
untroubled
mother
informal
mushy
pliant
uninhibited
unambitious
stilly
distinguished
hearty
unpresumptuous
consoling
sheltering
careful
do-good
bounteous
bountiful
freehanded
flexible
prepossessing
winsome
unruffled
lowly
self-effacing
receptive
nonchalant
sweet-natured
conversable
nonprovocative
restrained
gentlemanlike
welcoming
uncontroversial
guiltless
open-hearted
respectable
becoming
soft-shell
being big
seemly
classy
lown
correct
going easy on
halcyon
aristocratic
discreet
commiserating
self-possessed
free and easy
big
loving and giving
graceful
buddy-buddy
soft touch
well spoken
propitious
free from strife
self-controlled
public-spirited
regardful
self-restrained
well brought up
lavish
princely
well-spoken
self-sacrificing
company-loving
lovesome
unaggressive
unconstrained
nonpolemic
irenical
nonpolemical
moralistic
angelical
unsparing
easy to get along with
overindulgent
wonderful
unconfrontational
righteous
ungrudging
upright
fair
unpretentious
refreshing
forbearant
ardent
appealing
amorous
mollifying
couthy
unargumentative
noncombative
noncontentious
healthful
bright
taking
captivating
winning
enchanting
inobnoxious
collegial
nonirritant
calmative
clear
easy-oasy
assuasive
favoring
US
letting
favouring
UK
swell
ingratiating
palsy
expansive
clubby
cosseting
encouraging
as nice as pie
simpatico
reasonable
unblamable
beneficial
piteous
passionate
pally
lovey-dovey
having heart in right place
banal
soft-shelled
live with
nonmalignant
nonthreatening
fervent
earnest
without hostility
diffident
svelte
composed
deceivable
at ease
medium
perceptive
comprehending
appreciative
reassuring
advantageous
old softie
protecting
supporting
caretaking
communicative
dupable
poised
good-mannered
politic
punctilious
well brought-up
condescending
large
developed
impeccable
de rigueur
befitting
confident
open-handed
trusting
unsuspicious
deludable
unoppressive
unburdensome
gullible
susceptible
fleeceable
barley-sugar
open-minded
well-intentioned
bound up
close-knit
boneless
non-malignant
unassertive
placatory
hail-fellow
self-assured
well-groomed
auspicious
enduring
imperturbable
unexcitable
hushed
palsy-walsy
hail-fellow-well-met
expressing adoration
uninjurious
noncontroversial
meaningless
uncontentious
stylish
pastoral
prelapsarian
heavenly
bucolic
persistent
persevering
philosophical
persuadable
ceremonious
at peace
mitigative
lenitive
palliative
placating
neutralist
peacemaking
bloodless
noninvasive
low-grade
wimpy
couth
equanimous
untiring
mild-tempered
inexcitable
pitiful
convincible
nonresistant
adaptable
pliable
profitable
white
living with
going easy with
prim
impassive
philosophic
fortitudinous
assenting
assentive
nothing
healing
obedient
unprotesting
unresisting
cowed
spiritless
dull
disciplined
with the patience of Job
malleable
orderly
unceremonious
salutary
confidential
intimate
easily persuaded
measured
amical
sheepish
timid
resistless
supplicatory
withdrawing
unremarkable
willing to compromise
timorous
sycophantic
hesitant
tentative
apprehensive
fearful
subordinate
clean
nontoxic
open to change
relaxing
mim
self-conscious
ruly
disarmed
softie
painless
inoperative
simple
arcadian
rolling with punches
non-hostile
sanitary
powerless
ordered
paper-tiger
somnolent
strife-free
law-abiding
reputable
free from disturbance
without problems
free from interference
free from interruption
willing to please
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking grace in manner, behavior or appearance
gawky
awkward
graceless
ungainly
gauche
ungraceful
loutish
uncouth
clownish
lumpish
oafish
gawkish
inelegant
nervous
uncultivated
uncultured
unpolished
unsophisticated
unworldly
bashful
gangling
gangly
nervy
rustic
splay
socially awkward
socially unsure
unrefined
sheepish
wooden
uneasy
stilted
uneducated
stiff
raw
uncomfortable
geeky
maladroit
callow
socially lacking
embarrassed
nerdy
socially incompetent
self-conscious
indelicate
ill-bred
rough-hewn
socially anxious
blundering
ill at ease
ill-mannered
socially inept
lacking in social grace
rustical
lacking in social graces
churlish
clodhopping
coarse
boorish
rough
gross
crass
unmannerly
clumsy
bearish
yobbish
rude
uncivilized
US
crude
common
barbaric
impolite
philistine
doltish
lumbering
stolid
lumpen
bungling
cloddish
classless
lubberly
slobbish
Neanderthal
loud
uncivilised
UK
bad-mannered
vulgar
low
plebeian
hooligan
uncivil
provincial
primitive
discourteous
savage
swinish
impertinent
ungenteel
ungallant
disrespectful
indecorous
unseemly
disgracious
ungentlemanly
lowbred
hick
raffish
backwoods
unladylike
rugged
incult
hillbilly
roughneck
tasteless
lowbrow
barbarian
illiberal
barbarous
improper
raunchy
uncalled-for
loud-mouthed
heavy-handed
foul-mouthed
brutish
dorky
blockish
dozy
stupid
badly behaved
ape-like
obtuse
dull
heavy
lethargic
elephantine
cumbersome
unco
insensible
offensive
gruff
thuggish
wild
ornery
cantankerous
rowdy
dense
more ❯
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▲
(
shy from
)
To avoid due to timidness, caution or aversion
distance
disengage
detach
disassociate
dissociate
isolate
move away
separate
avoid
“I
shy
from romantic comedies as I find them rather trite and contrived.”
Verb
▲
To jump back in fear
baulk
UK
balk
US
buck
draw back
flinch
quail
rear
recoil
start
swerve
take fright
wince
shrink
cringe
cower
blench
shudder
falter
dodge
squinch
pull back
waver
blanch
duck
shy away
shirk
quake
get cold feet
back away
demur
jib
baulk at
tremble
jump
hesitate
reel
shrink back
recoil from
fight shy of
boggle at
retreat from
show fear
crouch
jerk
jolt
flinch from
grovel
quiver
shake
shiver
twitch
shake with fear
faint
droop
have cold feet
squirm
grimace
gasp
scowl
turn
shrink away
pull a face
back off
make a face
refuse
evade
retreat
avoid
shrink from
stop short of
be reluctant to
be loath to
shy at
not want to
draw back from
shy away from
be unwilling to
demur at
eschew
stop short
stop at
pull up
stop short at
shun
escape
elude
react
hang back
turn away
quail at
jump back
jib at
withdraw
fall back
hide
retire
slink
startle
bolt
spring back
start back
jerk back
rebel
feel repugnance
show repugnance
pull back from
more ❯
“The horse would
shy
violently as the sirens wailed.”
Verb
▲
(
rare
)
To throw sideways with a jerk
throw
toss
fling
hurl
cast
lob
launch
flip
pitch
dash
aim
direct
propel
bowl
chuck
heave
sling
buzz
whang
bung
peg
hoy
bish
catapult
fire
loft
project
send
hurtle
pelt
let fly
let fly with
impel
discharge
shoot
eject
yeet
send flying
flick
precipitate
blast
drive
lift
fling off
roll
spin
deliver
jerk
thrust
gun
chunk
dump
hoist
wing
slough
can
throw forcefully
boot
rotate
trundle
revolve
loose
set off
squeeze off
release
ram
push
force
let loose
touch off
loose off
hurry off
pack off
send forth
send off
rush off
volley
put
splatter
spray
strew
sprinkle
shower
pellet
scatter
tumble
bandy
beam
lapidate
hork
pepper
barrage
bombard
start
stone
let go
jack up
throw off
send out
plunge
distribute
disperse
bestrew
set in motion
bang
slam
put in motion
plonk
dispatch
kick
stick
spring
lance
sow
shove
disseminate
slap
spread
cast off
broadcast
trigger
send into orbit
let off
fire off
transmit
shed
rocket
flash
dart
sky
place
deal
hit
head
skim
give
administer
put into orbit
strike
spot
torpedo
pop
pass
dot
propagate
disject
blaze
punt
pump
flight
land
shoot off
shoot away
blaze away
fire away
smack
clap
move
actuate
crash
thump
intersperse
stagger
move forwards
boost
power
prod
get going
drive forwards
get moving
be distributed
space out
move suddenly
push suddenly
push violently
move quickly
more ❯
“The farmers began to
shy
stones at the wolf.”
Verb
▲
To hesitate or be evasive when confronted with a problem
boggle
waver
dither
falter
vacillate
demur
hesitate
jib
balk
US
baulk
UK
shrink
shilly-shally
hang back
shrink from
have misgivings about
have qualms about
think twice about
hang back from
flinch from
recoil from
vacillate about
have scruples about
hesitate to
scruple about
be chary of
be reluctant about
shy away from
be cagey about
be coy about
be shy about
doubt
be reluctant
be unwilling
teeter
stagger
halt
wabble
wobble
balance
disrelish
worry
fret
stickle
scruple
demur from
stick at
baulk at
have reservations about
boggle at
have qualms
mind doing something
drag one's heels over
demur about
be loath
balk at
drag one's feet over
waver about
pause
pussyfoot
refuse
express reluctance
think twice
drag your heels
wait and see
be cagey
hem and haw
express misgivings
express reservations
fluctuate
haver
swither
equivocate
temporize
US
alternate
shillyshally
hedge
seesaw
hover
dillydally
temporise
UK
be indecisive
be doubtful
be unsure
be uncertain
dilly-dally
hum and haw
change
swing
waffle
whiffle
straddle
change mind
be unable to decide
be unable to make up your mind
be irresolute
fence-straddle
pussyfoot around
sit on the fence
blow hot and cold
chop and change
run hot and cold
keep changing your mind
yo-yo
be undecided
flip-flop
stall
delay
oscillate
dawdle
dally
linger
wait
tergiversate
stumble
defer
deliberate
stop
flounder
ponder
hang
mammer
debate
weigh
be hesitant
think about
hold back
hold off
shy away
pull back
sit on fence
more ❯
Verb
▲
To shun or shy away from
eschew
shun
avoid
elude
abjure
forgo
forswear
renounce
abandon
disavow
forsake
reject
relinquish
repudiate
sacrifice
shirk
spurn
abdicate
abnegate
abstain
deny
disclaim
disdain
dodge
drop
duck
escape
evade
kick
refrain from
disaffirm
finesse
gainsay
refrain
scape
shake
abstain from
give up
dispense with
fight shy of
swear off
steer clear of
give a wide berth to
have nothing to do with
not touch
renege on
get around
keep clear of
pack in
shy away from
jack in
stay clear of
turn your back on
weasel out of
have no truck with
let well enough alone
shuffle out of
lose
circumvent
flee
ditch
shuck
fly
body-swerve
escape from
shake off
run away from
get away from
give the slip
give the runaround
sidestep
skirt
bilk
balk
US
baulk
UK
baffle
leave behind
slip through the net of
escape the clutches of
end-run
slip out
give a wide berth
stay away from
keep your distance
lead on a merry chase
break away from
sneak away
frustrate
outrun
foil
double
outwit
thwart
give the slip to
run around
stay shy of
get away
run from
be beyond
throw off the scent
slip away from
slip through your fingers
slip through the net
more ❯
Verb
▲
To disagree with or dispute
dissent
differ
demur
disagree
dispute
diverge
challenge
disapprove
nonconcur
object
oppose
reject
repudiate
abjure
protest
rebel
refuse
renounce
stickle
argue
baulk
UK
balk
US
buck
contradict
decline
disaccord
discord
divide
pettifog
vary
wrangle
argue with
disagree with
not ratify
object to
protest against
quibble over
express disagreement with
take issue with
be at odds with
be at variance with
decline to support
express disagreement
express objection
fail to agree with
refuse to support
break with
withhold assent
say nothing doing
say no way
put up an argument
put up a fight
say not a chance
fly in the face of
clash
conflict
quarrel
be at odds
squabble
bicker
quibble
cross swords
altercate
fight
lock horns
be at variance
fail to agree
row
contend
jar
scrap
spat
feud
take issue
fall out
be in dispute
debate
spar
brawl
war
controvert
take exception
battle
bump heads
be incompatible
have words
be at loggerheads
be at each other's throats
set to
argufy
hassle
tiff
discept
brabble
contest
contrast
be in opposition
argy-bargy
come into conflict
be dissimilar
be different
be unlike
have a row
bandy words
differ in opinion
be divided
be at sixes and sevens
not see eye to eye
go at it hammer and tongs
go at it
be of a different opinion
mix it up
fight like cat and dog
have a different opinion
take on
collide
bang heads
gainsay
palter
zap
haggle
skirmish
rip into each other
jump on
let someone have it
contradict each other
go for the jugular
lay into
sass
rehash
have an argument
hammer away
have at it
knock around
talk back
get in one's face
pick an argument
hash over
go one on one
face down
sock it to
put up a struggle
jump on each other
face off
verbally fight
have at each other
stick it to
defy
resist
flout
disobey
tangle
caterwaul
cavil
contravene
have it out
have a misunderstanding
have a tiff
find fault
chop logic
have a fight
get tough with
deviate
come out against
depart
dig your heels in
kick over the traces
go against
refuse to obey
refuse to accept the authority of
kick against
be in contention
not correspond
differ from
be of a different mind
not agree
be discordant
not accord
diverge from
run counter to
dissent from
shake one's head
have a disagreement
threap
have a spat
have a barney
beg to differ
be at daggers drawn
do battle
butt heads
lock antlers
pick a bone
have a scrap
have a dust-up
have an altercation
have a dispute
engage in conflict
struggle
fence
light into
dig
have shouting match
scrape
discuss
be at daggers with
fratch
jaw
scold
berate
ream
bandy
agitate
get into a dispute
come to blows
have a difference of opinion
get into conflict
canvass
canvas
moot
bawl out
trade zingers
cause a scene
nastily argue
tongue-lash
pick at
call on the carpet
talk over
hash out
question
be in conflict
be in disagreement
be fighting
thrash out
jump on one's case
toss around
bat around
kick around
bat back and forth
exchange views
be quarreling
exchange words
to fight
cut and thrust
take exception to
take up on
take issue to
have a quarrel
have a slanging match
have a squabble
more ❯
Verb
▲
To turn or cause to turn aside from a course
deflect
turn
veer
bend
deviate
diverge
slew
swerve
swing
twist
wind
curve
divert
redirect
wheel
whip
drift
sidetrack
whirl
disperse
hook
pivot
refract
sheer
slip
turn aside
alter course
change course
turn away
change direction
volte-face
stray
differ
digress
part
detour
wander
divagate
meander
get sidetracked
angle off
turn off
leave beaten path
bear off
move away
turn from
take a turn
branch off
depart
shift
switch
change
zigzag
curl
skew
incline
yaw
weave
vary
bear
loop
snake
cut
roam
fluctuate
arch
morph
bow
vacillate
convert
crook
mutate
move
ramble
evolve
excurse
sway
alter
transform
metamorphose
lean
sheer off
progress
transmogrify
buckle
modulate
break
transfer
career
swivel
head
maunder
tack
aberrate
avert
pass
zag
zig
contort
deform
arc
fork
be deflected
incurvate
verge
warp
waver
coil
sweep
flex
careen
trend
round
go off course
wander away
spiral
stoop
snap
train off
go around
wreathe
make a right
make a left
angle away
get off the subject
get off the point
fall off
get off the track
go off at a tangent
go off on a tangent
derogate
remove
bank
reroute
straggle
back
abandon
desert
slue
run
sheer away
camber
sidestep
sideslip
twine
corkscrew
proceed
teeter
seesaw
channel
extend
go
lead
make
angle
set
alternate
recoil
focus
corner
rechannel
direct
return
backslide
retrace
revert
twist and turn
reverse
veer off
be
lie
modify
offlead
shunt
rearrange
turnabout
stray from the point
swing over
depart from
deviate from the topic
get off course
stray from the subject
bulge
undulate
turn round
tilt
ricochet
swell
channel away
head off
draw away
put about
pass around
take a bend
hang a right
hang a left
change the course of
change over
change around
gyrate
concave
inflect
incurve
convex
chop and change
come about
go about
droop
crimp
circumlocute
get off the thread
distort
misshape
malform
torture
screw
dip
wrinkle
disfigure
kink
gnarl
make crooked
squinch
go out of shape
become distorted
brutalize
US
become curved
become deformed
damage
become crooked
make curved
brutalise
UK
become misshapen
get around
more ❯
Noun
▲
An act or instance of throwing or casting something
toss
throw
lob
pitch
hurl
cast
fling
heave
chuck
launch
sling
flip
jerk
jolt
bung
delivery
projection
fire
peg
propulsion
wing
go
bowl
put
ball
hurling
flinging
launching
heaving
tossing
lobbing
pitching
slinging
ejection
thrust
expulsion
shooting
thrusting
shot
kick
pass
hit
header
firing
assist
roll
more ❯
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