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What is another word for
shy
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▼
▲
Adjective
Lacking in courage or confidence
Uncomfortable in the company of other people
Modest in nature
(
informal
)
Insufficient or less than
Basely or weakly fearful
Easily agitated or alarmed
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
Having a disinclination
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
sheepish
coy
self-conscious
insecure
reserved
withdrawn
meek
introverted
embarrassed
anxious
humble
demure
blushing
uncertain
uneasy
backward
inhibited
ill at ease
recessive
shamefaced
uncomfortable
aw-shucks
awkward
unassuming
discomfited
scary
quiet
worried
restrained
jittery
careful
abashed
edgy
cautious
circumspect
ashamed
tense
antsy
strained
constrained
passive
jumpy
nervy
doubtful
unsettled
uptight
self-doubting
lacking confidence
humiliated
guarded
unassured
gauche
rabbity
unforthcoming
afraid
cagey
sceptical
UK
dubious
watchful
submissive
prudent
troubled
restless
mistrustful
conservative
safe
on edge
leery
unrelaxed
disquieted
lacking self-confidence
perturbed
skeptical
US
not self-assured
discomposed
red-faced
unnatural
scared
unobtrusive
shamed
heedful
humbled
overmodest
demeaned
out of place
upset
prudish
flustered
mindful
stilted
on tenterhooks
faint-hearted
discountenanced
fidgety
loath
disconcerted
blushful
disturbed
unquiet
agitated
gingerly
considerate
alert
averse
disinclined
distressed
iffy
scrupulous
lacking assurance
lacking in confidence
like a fish out of water
bothered
canny
calculating
discreet
particular
fastidious
not confident
declining
costive
ineffectual
silent
panicky
alarmed
frightened
excited
introvert
mistrusting
verecund
recoiling
colourless
UK
indeterminate
pale
colorless
US
plain
easily embarrassed
agog
questioning
untrusting
cowardly
flushed
weak
discomforted
pusillanimous
approval-seeking
reddening
flushing
quivery
lacking social skills
tongue-tied
faltering
disorientated
on guard
restive
stiff
thrown
on pins and needles
disoriented
vexed
bewildered
fretful
tormented
dishonoured
UK
discredited
chastened
hung up
fazed
hinky
twitchy
goosey
keyed up
dithery
discombobulated
atwitter
queasy
het up
queazy
aflutter
shaken
perplexed
strange
high-strung
lost
in turmoil
turning red
artificial
dishonored
US
mannered
affected
tentative
ill-at-ease
out of countenance
unsure of yourself
put out of countenance
shown-up
unenterprising
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
chagrined
hangdog
traditional
unimaginative
unexciting
conventional
debased
unpresuming
dorky
mim
uncreative
straight
boring
strait-laced
narrow-minded
square
stay-at-home
stuffy
limited
geeky
unpoised
stammering
stuttering
distraught
muddled
stick-in-the-mud
nerdy
maladroit
blush to think of
unadventurous
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
diffident
secretive
taciturn
silent
distant
unforthcoming
aloof
unsociable
modest
restrained
close-mouthed
demure
unresponsive
cold
undemonstrative
timid
private
backward
dumb
cool
offish
closemouthed
close
media-shy
tight-lipped
laconic
self-effacing
solitary
eremitic
detached
mum
UK
mom
US
guarded
mute
speechless
timorous
unapproachable
recessive
self-contained
remote
shrinking
stand-offish
tongue-tied
unfriendly
clammed up
uncompanionable
collected
misanthropic
antisocial
wordless
self-restrained
meek
unassertive
frigid
formal
unassuming
icy
mild
conventional
untalkative
prim
sedate
serene
composed
retired
gentle
ceremonious
peaceful
noncommittal
placid
inarticulate
unspeaking
muted
mumchance
voiceless
nervous
at a loss for words
buttoned up
inward-looking
thoughtful
uptight
secret
nongregarious
dark
discreet
curt
unemotional
controlled
self-controlled
tight-mouthed
hermitic
dried up
close-lipped
snobbish
struck dumb
dummied up
lost for words
nonvocal
not talkative
hushed
zipped
unable to get a word out
bereft of speech
camera-shy
mousy
indrawn
unconversational
humble
short
contemplative
pensive
self-absorbed
self-interested
clamlike
temperate
uneasy
meditative
reflective
ruminative
inner-directed
self-centred
UK
withdrawing
seclusive
uninformative
evasive
hush-hush
anchoritic
eremitical
hesitant
independent
introspective
self-centered
US
rabbity
unaffable
unexpansive
isolated
apprehensive
unconfident
still
soundless
not forthcoming
unsocial
ungregarious
insular
on the QT
uncomfortable
unexpressive
unwilling
frosty
sententious
hermit-like
hermitical
not forward
sparing
reluctant
brooding
wary
unclubbable
dour
asocial
unrevealing
passionless
sullen
unbending
non-communicative
self-sufficient
all alone
standoff
aw-shucks
closed up
not saying boo
silentious
unheard
saying nothing
wouldn't say boo to a goose
hung up
chilly
dry
dried-up
cynical
alienated
hermitlike
buttoned-up
cold-eyed
unwilling to mix with other people
Olympian
dumbstruck
obmutescent
stammering
awkward
astounded
dumbfounded
dumbstricken
aghast
dazed
amazed
garbled
shocked
unable to speak
choked up
indifferent
unconcerned
uninterested
incurious
casual
uncurious
disinterested
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
retiring
unassertive
withdrawn
reticent
introverted
lowly
diffident
sheepish
coy
timorous
shrinking
down-to-earth
mild
blushing
backward
recessive
unassured
unostentatious
simple
self-conscious
silent
unpretending
retired
resigned
restrained
inconspicuous
unconfident
mousy
withdrawing
discreet
insecure
nice
temperate
unambitious
subdued
unaggressive
docile
fearful
mim
self-deprecating
embarrassed
close
unpresumptuous
respectful
low-key
introvert
unforthcoming
unaffected
self-deprecatory
unnoticeable
low-profile
natural
plain
apologetic
ingenuous
shamefaced
ordinary
genuine
artless
courteous
keeping a low profile
free from vanity
hiding your light under a bushel
soft-spoken
prim
media-shy
submissive
obsequious
servile
acquiescent
soft
obedient
spineless
yielding
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
meagre
UK
limited
meager
US
skimpy
measly
poor
thin
restricted
exiguous
in short supply
insubstantial
not enough
bereft
too little
destitute
piddling
failing
small
too few
incomplete
negligible
spare
incommensurate
sketchy
bare
rare
sparing
slim
tight
light
skimp
few
slender
devoid
barren
minimal
scrimpy
at a premium
too small
slight
inappreciable
unfinished
inconsiderable
depleted
deprived
derisory
little
imperfect
drained
pathetic
miserly
hard to find
modest
stingy
hand-to-mouth
not to be had
like gold dust
hard to come by
few and far between
not to be had for love nor money
thin on the ground
unsufficient
tiny
scrimp
narrow
seldom met with
missing
thinning
mingy
lean
finite
weak
not making it
not hacking it
needed
coming up short
close
flimsy
barely sufficient
trifling
shabby
laughable
feeble
lame
short-handed
short on
low on
reduced
diminished
tenuous
stunted
parsimonious
junk
unproductive
stinted
dry
exhaustible
out of gas
nominal
bush-league
insignificant
dwindling
mediocre
scarcer than hen's teeth
cut
puny
shoddy
run-down
at a low level
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
unconvincing
miserable
unbelievable
unpersuasive
shallow
incredible
inconceivable
superficial
implausible
beggarly
questionable
improbable
bitty
unsubstantial
pitiful
patchy
suspect
perfunctory
dubious
minimum
unsound
doubtful
inconsequential
untenable
trivial
mean
vague
cursory
fragmentary
unlikely
half-baked
faulty
partial
sporadic
hardly any
far-fetched
transparent
ineffectual
little or no
lamentable
rudimentary
illogical
imprecise
ungenerous
frivolous
rough
hazy
unreasonable
contemptible
vapid
unclear
outline
inane
wishful
weakly
flat
fuzzy
groundless
inept
hollow
scattered
specious
fantastic
tame
frugal
fishy
unrealistic
fanciful
uncompelling
incredulous
puzzling
airy
woolly
UK
dispersed
wooly
US
unimpressive
uncritical
depthless
thinly distributed
scarcely credible
hard to believe
not convincing
hard to swallow
lousy
disappointing
threadbare
marginal
penurious
incidental
weak-kneed
occasional
uncommon
scrappy
picayune
nugatory
piffling
infinitesimal
fragile
lowly
baseless
ungrounded
base
ordinary
subnormal
scrubby
phony
US
controvertible
undermanned
under strength
broad-brush
frail
valueless
little bitty
smallish
fractional
imperceptible
subtle
wispy
circumscribed
defined
definite
determinate
measured
basic
mere
unfruitful
infertile
not appropriate for
thumbnail
on the small side
part
faint
low in numbers
petty
phoney
UK
set
skeletal
lacking in detail
diffuse
not much
strapped for
pushed for
fantastical
with an insufficiency of
unthinkable
unimaginable
strained
unconceivable
confined
remote
forced
labored
US
laboured
UK
ponderous
inquorate
strange
preposterous
difficult to believe
beyond belief
hard to take
full of it
cock-and-bull
flawed
irrational
indecisive
nonsensical
unsubstantiated
absurd
contradictory
ludicrous
inconclusive
nebulous
farfetched
half-hearted
spurious
unsustainable
unsupportable
obscure
impossible
false
incongruous
invalid
shaky
irreconcilable
senseless
indefensible
casual
hasty
loose
faltering
hurried
desultory
uncertain
generalized
US
nonrational
illegitimate
unreasoning
fatuous
nutty
wacky
fallacious
reachy
vain
unfounded
unreasoned
inconsequent
problematic
passing
slapdash
equivocal
indefinite
inexact
unconsidered
off the wall
won't hold water
full of holes
won't wash
self-contradictory
approximate
indeterminate
confused
nodding
rapid
slipshod
rushed
token
trite
offhand
ambiguous
inexplicit
ambivalent
unknown
inattentive
fleeting
quick
iffy
obfuscatory
provisional
flash
summary
insincere
feigning
coarse
unspecified
uninformative
generalised
UK
muzzy
muddy
on the back of an envelope
amphibological
bewildering
unintelligible
ill-defined
non-specific
surface-level
more ❯
“The count came up two
shy
of the expected total.”
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
apprehensive
boneless
diffident
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
mousy
scary
mousey
skittish
fearsome
tremulous
meek
unassertive
cowed
intimidated
having cold feet
terrified
alarmed
horrified
petrified
submissive
shocked
hysterical
terrorized
US
affrighted
hysteric
frit
afeared
wussy
terrorised
UK
horror-struck
scared stiff
scared to death
tame
coward
mean-spirited
niddering
poltroonish
cringey
capricious
gentle
browbeaten
bullied
unassured
Milquetoast
shaky
wavering
unnerved
vacillating
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
▲
Easily agitated or alarmed
nervous
anxious
apprehensive
tense
timid
uptight
jittery
taut
unsettled
angsty
concerned
excitable
queazy
disquieted
overstrung
skittish
trepidatious
troubled
distressed
flighty
fretful
neurotic
stressed
bothered
edgy
flurried
skittery
spooked
worried
antsy
brittle
fidgety
restless
upset
afraid
careful
frightened
perturbed
scared
unglued
dithery
fluttery
insecure
jumpy
toey
twitchy
discomposed
mousy
shivery
timorous
uncomfortable
disturbed
fearful
nervy
queasy
shaky
uneasy
easily agitated
easily frightened
highly strung
high-strung
bashful
agitated
graceless
mousey
tremulous
scary
fainthearted
fearsome
wary
panicky
spookish
squirrelly
skitterish
very nervous
in a tizzy
unquiet
keyed up
het up
ill at ease
overwrought
flustered
worked up
aflutter
strung up
in a sweat
in a flap
in a tizz
having kittens
in a twitter
ruffled
in a state of agitation
disconcerted
on edge
in a stew
windy
alarmed
goosey
hinky
atwitter
in a state
fretting
wired
in a twit
rattled
all of a dither
in a state of nerves
shaken
discombobulated
hung up
distracted
angstful
solicitous
worried sick
bugged
all of a lather
under stress
on tenterhooks
hot and bothered
a bundle of nerves
in a panic
shook up
like a cat on a hot tin roof
unnerved
distraught
dismayed
discountenanced
hyper
stressy
fazed
strung out
spooky
annoyed
a wreck
on pins and needles
in a dither
in a cold sweat
like a cat on hot bricks
having butterflies in the stomach
with one's stomach in knots
with your heart in your mouth
wrought up
in a pother
in a tiz-woz
all of a doodah
trembling
quaking
tormented
hassled
anguished
vexed
riled
beset
irked
tortured
plagued
worrying
muddled
clutched
beside oneself
worried stiff
shaking
bricking oneself
watchful
aghast
dreading
in suspense
in a spin
sweating bullets
a basket case
in a flat spin
shot to pieces
shaking in one's shoes
like a fish out of water
discomfited
in a funk
thrown
in a blue funk
nonplussed
flummoxed
fuddled
floored
bewildered
confused
hectic
abashed
unzipped
desperate
flushed
startled
terrified
intense
hysterical
shocked
in botheration
psyched-out
mixed-up
caught off balance
out of countenance
shook-up
taken aback
at sea
thrown off balance
messed-up
daunted
aquiver
adrenalized
frantic
emotional
frenzied
unreluctant
irrational
wrought-up
overactive
overexcited
febrile
fraught
hot under the collar
hyped-up
afire
atingle
heated
hyperexcited
wound up
provoked
zipped up
hot
juiced up
excited
more ❯
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
faltering
timid
diffident
halting
disinclined
vacillatory
lazy
loath
delaying
slow
dawdling
pendulous
vacillant
lacking confidence
shilly-shally
unsteady
shaky
unconfident
wobbly
unsettled
unresolved
undetermined
mistrustful
suspicious
distrustful
uncommitted
unconvinced
waffling
equivocating
divided
torn
of two minds
teetering
fluctuating
indefinite
on the fence
trustless
equivocal
sitting on the fence
wishy-washy
questioning
hinky
unbelieving
unclear
hemming and hawing
disbelieving
noncommittal
incredulous
cynical
not sure
leery
vague
agnostic
weak
hazy
ambiguous
split
faithless
quizzical
reticent
weak-minded
negativistic
indisposed
betwixt and between
suspecting
running hot and cold
up in the air
show-me
fickle
confused
perplexed
cagey
wary
unconfirmed
floating
changeable
scoffing
fearful
pussyfooting
unstable
chary
unassured
indeterminate
pending
chancy
untrusting
weak-kneed
touch-and-go
open
on-the-fence
neutral
hedging your bets
in the middle
like doubting Thomas
without belief
in the balance
incalculable
reserved
stumbling
vexed
insecure
unassertive
dilly-dallying
shillyshallying
infirm
uneventful
astraddle
inconstant
volatile
wobbling
non-believing
changing
halfhearted
swithering
hot and cold
uneasy
unfinished
pendent
nullifidian
rationalist
irreligious
unascertained
impartial
borderline
not definite
debatable
apprehensive
hot-and-cold
speculative
unestablished
uptight
jealous
full of doubt
distrusting
mistrusting
unsatisfied
suspect
been hit before
lacking trust
yet to be decided
unidentified
unspecified
unheard of
abeyant
unknown
unproven
undiscovered
unfamiliar
pessimistic
misbelieving
minimifidian
loth
cagy
having reservations
unreliable
unsavoury
UK
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
untrusty
conflicting
muddled
conditional
contradictory
conflicted
inconclusive
mixed
opposed
problematical
dicey
in lap of gods
erratic
fishy
capricious
whimsical
fluctuant
in the lap of the gods
problematic
risky
having opposing views
having clashing views
having conflicting views
having contradictory views
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
plain
having
unconspicuous
ordinary
obscure
imperceptible
unremarkable
subdued
understated
restrained
unpretentious
downbeat
sober
conservative
repressed
simple
toned down
toned-down
low-keyed
soft
minimalist
unflashy
out of sight
played down
circumspect
relaxed
tasteful
unfussy
bland
softened
muffled
neutral
silent
sombre
UK
somber
US
unshowy
unglamorous
reserved
soft-pedaled
easygoing
modulated
loose
laid-back
light
played-down
mild
easy-going
flat
tame
dull
soft-sell
self-effacing
lacklustre
UK
nondescript
lackluster
US
vague
delicate
gentle
pale
tempered
slight
moderated
unsubstantial
stifled
indefinite
negligible
mellow
insinuated
lowered
indirect
suggestive
feeble
enervated
washed out
delicately complex
hardly noticeable
hardly detectable
more ❯
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
dreadful
mortifying
objectionable
iniquitous
terrible
abject
embarrassing
criminal
vicious
crooked
untrustworthy
dubious
suspect
miscreant
questionable
undignified
beastly
culpable
improper
evil
belittling
intolerable
unjustifiable
wrong
regrettable
unfortunate
unacceptable
miserable
wretched
pitiful
remiss
foul
shameless
beyond the pale
beyond contempt
degenerate
dirty
rotten
filthy
unhealthy
perverse
caitiff
devious
opprobious
putrid
deceitful
treacherous
fraudulent
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
horrible
sad
worthless
unpardonable
repugnant
depraved
abysmal
woeful
insupportable
paltry
unseemly
crummy
inadequate
inferior
revolting
unsatisfactory
low-minded
scummy
laughable
lame
horrendous
frightful
hopeless
unconscionable
snide
currish
distasteful
grubby
condemnable
useless
unreasonable
unethical
substandard
cruddy
disappointing
chronic
grievous
pants
repellent
rubbish
dark
underhanded
unholy
poxy
unsuitable
second-rate
debased
disastrous
third-rate
horrifying
mediocre
degraded
ratty
scabby
despisable
ungodly
gross
obnoxious
duff
trashy
pits
dismal
unrighteous
horrid
God-awful
unlawful
unwarrantable
undesirable
censurable
indecorous
sneaking
unpleasant
petty
rubbishy
cruel
beneath contempt
godawful
repulsive
disdainable
second-class
not up to scratch
not up to snuff
not up to par
no-good
ghastly
horrific
fiendish
shaming
below contempt
infernal
slimy
blamable
black
deficient
reproachable
very bad
amoral
imperfect
sinister
low-grade
faulty
glaring
excessive
hideous
unbefitting
perverted
defective
inappropriate
calamitous
amateurish
not on
dissatisfactory
servile
junky
ropy
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
devilish
crass
reprovable
untoward
inexpiable
wack
schlocky
bum
stinking
ill-advised
disagreeable
demeaning
rough
barbarous
debasing
garbage
low-life
feeble
callous
ruthless
unfair
ungentlemanly
grody
a load of pants
low-quality
murderous
below par
under par
abandoned
two-bit
poor-quality
cut-rate
less-than-stellar
poor quality
perfidious
underhand
tragic
unwelcome
squalid
unrefined
uncharitable
measly
black-hearted
crying
grim
coarse
nauseating
good-for-nothing
sleazoid
too much
direful
inept
arrant
grotty
inopportune
tawdry
inelegant
bent
damnable
meagre
UK
out of order
indelicate
savage
cowardly
scungy
meager
US
dirty rotten
out of line
inhuman
sucky
barbaric
warped
god-awful
thoughtless
scurrilous
brutal
grungy
indiscreet
brutish
erring
sub-par
senseless
preposterous
violent
bestial
merciless
meanspirited
not good
sadistic
ferocious
disrespectful
heartless
brute
blatant
fierce
remorseless
unladylike
inhumane
butcherly
immodest
bloody
bloodthirsty
harrowing
disgustful
distressing
insufficient
unfitting
unpalatable
uncalled for
demoralised
UK
demoralized
US
jacked up
insufferable
cheapening
wrongful
cold-blooded
grave
unprovoked
dissipated
illegal
recreant
rude
impolite
cutthroat
scoundrelly
unceremonious
punk
diabolic
lowering
obvious
hateworthy
barefaced
heartbreaking
unearthly
over-the-top
cursed
menial
brazen
unbearable
roguish
unpermissible
untenable
unallowable
careless
negligent
ridiculous
sneaky
graceless
deceptive
accursed
enormous
conspicuous
unlucky
utter
undisguised
venal
sleazo
patent
ugly
audacious
naked
evident
manifest
not the done thing
a bit much
unconcealed
flaming
complete
mercenary
rank
regretful
catastrophic
common
transparent
palpable
crumby
wanton
without justification
overt
raunchy
disturbing
not cricket
rueful
striking
pronounced
cheesy
derisory
hellacious
off-colour
UK
too bad
capital
irremediable
bush-league
low-rent
bargain-basement
out-and-out
brass-necked
off-color
US
el cheapo
out and out
unheroic
unsuccessful
irregular
failed
unlikable
uninviting
traitorous
guilty
beneath
unremittable
malevolent
malicious
satanic
blameable
blithering
errant
bungling
delinquent
tarnished
sick
unkind
slipshod
malignant
ineffectual
displeasing
hard-hearted
narrow-minded
inconsiderate
unpopular
incompetent
insubstantial
tasteless
despised
irreligious
sacrilegious
profane
impious
blasphemous
confounded
wanky
cheapjack
fallen
derisible
broken
inexpert
puny
gimcrack
schlock
vitiated
over the fence
mean-spirited
undesired
trumpery
slavish
humble
well below par
footling
upsetting
godless
out of bounds
swinish
outcast
demeritorious
amiss
disquieting
good-for-naught
meritless
no-count
no-account
lewd
faithless
out of place
craven
unwarranted
unjustified
unchivalrous
stupid
illegitimate
sullied
tainted
illicit
lawless
reproachful
irremissible
cunning
rancid
repellant
noisome
fulsome
noxious
sickening
nauseous
bribable
inequitable
malfeasant
at fault
infra dig
crafty
out of keeping
uncalled-for
plebeian
messed up
guileful
cataclysmic
sly
peccable
unmentionable
deadly
mortal
not quite the thing
in bad taste
uncool
in poor taste
desperate
backbiting
maligning
vilifying
traducing
detractive
untrue
gossiping
detracting
criticizable
gratuitous
impermissible
scheming
absurd
ludicrous
foolish-looking
silly
affecting
outright
highly improper
tinhorn
downer
icky
diddly
valueless
bummer
the pits
blah
stinky
bad news
fallacious
erroneous
not the best
morally wrong
unwanted
serious
plain
sheer
cheating
beneath you
lacking dignity
red hot
downright
inordinate
absolute
unqualified
Machiavellian
not okay
not forgivable
furtive
apparent
exorbitant
unmitigated
extreme
significant
major
without reason
without cause
tragical
unhappy
distressful
heartrending
immoderate
inexpedient
infelicitous
injudicious
tactless
corrupted
afflictive
exploitative
beneath one's dignity
conscienceless
unconscientious
inapt
wrongdoing
casuistic
selfish
two-faced
self-seeking
undue
ill-suited
ill-considered
ill-timed
unsuited
a pity
subpar
suboptimal
wanting
pitiless
hellish
sanguinary
arduous
butcherous
devastating
destructive
bloody-minded
open
bush
bold
off
flaunting
crude
ostentatious
tatty
unimpressive
inadmissible
cheapo
out
flagitous
unashamed
inacceptable
reject
noticeable
deliberate
below standard
bare-faced
bald-faced
below average
tenth-rate
hanging out
stick out like sore thumb
second rate
of poor quality
won't do
from hunger
half-baked
not up to standard
of low quality
more ❯
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
desolate
cut-off
unreachable
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
confined
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
outer
peripheral
outermost
god-knows-where
in a backwater
forlorn
shielded
protected
insulated
hermitic
free
separate
beyond
eremitic
hidden away
virgin
anchoritic
monastic
forgotten
obscured
middle of nowhere
hermit-like
hard-to-reach
disused
cloaked
out of sight
uncultivated
untenanted
unused
offline
unexposed
detached
retreated
desert
separated
out of view
untouched
neglected
companionless
back
boondocks
foreign
unknown
unsettled
frontier
impassable
lorn
far-out
single
far-removed
far removed
lost
difficult to get to
far off
out of reach
in the depths of …
off beaten track
set apart
cocooned
curtained
hermetical
restricted
cloistral
inconspicuous
shut-off
stranded
rough
inhospitable
trackless
unmanaged
unfarmed
rugged
afar
retiring
unworldly
marooned
external
provincial
recluse
uncivilized
US
peaceful
abroad
uncivilised
UK
waste
shut away
buried
hard to get to
beyond reach
in a remote location
in seclusion
in the distance
in the boonies
alien
outlandish
unattainable
undercover
unseen
friendless
without a friend in the world
homesick
well away
quite a ways
far flung
beyond the horizon
clouded
entombed
underground
restrained
detained
camouflaged
invisible
unobtrusive
undisclosed
outcast
estranged
imperceivable
unrevealed
not in view
not in sight
monkish
unsocial
unbefriended
uncherished
disconsolate
unattended
troglodytic
under quarantine
shut up
cordoned off
sealed off
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
generous
tolerant
affectionate
calm
indulgent
beneficent
benignant
thoughtful
soft-hearted
warm-hearted
easy
neighbourly
UK
clement
neighborly
US
good-hearted
cordial
helpful
magnanimous
comforting
sensitive
easy-going
nice
fond
altruistic
patient
sweet
big-hearted
accommodating
polite
good
balmy
docile
approachable
tranquil
soothing
serene
great-hearted
responsive
light
bighearted
unselfish
liberal
humanitarian
pacifist
sentimental
conciliatory
complaisant
good-tempered
devoted
well-disposed
pacifistic
tame
pitying
selfless
empathetic
supportive
amenable
feeling
peace-loving
all heart
compliant
concerned
still
empathic
hospitable
nonviolent
doting
giving
passive
equable
bleeding-heart
nurturing
protective
inoffensive
restful
outgoing
submissive
greathearted
personable
well meaning
irenic
commiserative
philanthropic
open
engaging
solicitous
nonbelligerent
courteous
unobjectionable
jovial
non-aggressive
non-violent
non-combative
permissive
innocuous
munificent
adoring
innocent
lax
pacificatory
complacent
unreserved
deferential
subdued
gregarious
fair
favorable
US
comradely
philanthropical
delightful
favourable
UK
relaxed
condoning
cooperative
mollycoddling
pampering
even-tempered
pardoning
unobtrusive
natural
well disposed
lovely
safe
casual
human
nonabrasive
unstinting
convivial
well intentioned
dovish
obsequious
nonaggressive
openhanded
urbane
delicate
neutral
charming
pacifical
acquiescent
yielding
non-belligerent
conflict-free
unoffending
spoiling
bonhomous
anti-war
companionable
unflappable
undisturbed
chummy
reverential
excusing
matey
unexceptionable
down-to-earth
touchy-feely
accessible
humoring
US
longanimous
long-suffering
biddable
sparing
attentive
harmonious
tractable
manageable
watchful
diplomatic
fatherlike
humouring
UK
accepting
benefic
wholesome
parental
naive
sympathizing
US
condoling
ruthful
sensible
sympathising
UK
well-mannered
happy-go-lucky
assuaging
maternalistic
bleeding heart
innoxious
cheery
emollient
servile
hurtless
happy
noble
compromising
stoical
civilized
US
anodyne
chirpy
allowing
dear
amatory
weak
resigned
carefree
chilled
unwarlike
permitting
clear
nonirritating
willing
uncomplaining
undemanding
emotional
demonstrative
subservient
stoic
mother
familiar
close
clubbable
social
hearty
goody-goody
unaffected
perky
spineless
civilised
UK
untroubled
informal
pliant
uninhibited
dutiful
unambitious
stilly
unpresumptuous
consoling
sheltering
careful
eleemosynary
openhearted
do-good
bounteous
bountiful
freehanded
flexible
prepossessing
winsome
unruffled
lowly
self-effacing
mushy
receptive
nonchalant
sweet-natured
conversable
guiltless
nonprovocative
restrained
welcoming
uncontroversial
open-hearted
buddy-buddy
soft-shell
being big
lown
going easy on
halcyon
commiserating
free and easy
loving and giving
free from strife
self-controlled
self-restrained
heart in right place
soppy
fine
self-sacrificing
company-loving
lovesome
unconstrained
moralistic
angelical
unsparing
easy to get along with
wonderful
unconfrontational
righteous
knightly
ungrudging
upright
forbearant
ardent
smooth
appealing
mollifying
couthy
unargumentative
noncombative
noncontentious
melting
unpretentious
inobnoxious
refreshing
taking
captivating
winning
enchanting
guiding
nonirritant
calmative
easy-oasy
palsy
palsy-walsy
hail-fellow-well-met
collegial
hail-fellow
swell
ingratiating
expansive
clubby
cosseting
unblamable
encouraging
as nice as pie
simpatico
reasonable
healthful
beneficial
bright
passionate
piteous
pitiful
pally
assuasive
favoring
US
letting
banal
favouring
UK
soft-shelled
having heart in right place
fervent
earnest
without hostility
deceivable
amorous
at ease
nonmalignant
nonthreatening
medium
perceptive
comprehending
appreciative
reassuring
advantageous
composed
big
gallant
communicative
ordered
dupable
old softie
large
live with
diffident
placatory
trusting
unsuspicious
deludable
unoppressive
unburdensome
gullible
susceptible
fleeceable
bound up
close-knit
soft touch
propitious
public-spirited
regardful
chivalrous
tactful
open-handed
lavish
princely
barley-sugar
open-minded
well-intentioned
unassertive
overindulgent
auspicious
non-malignant
hushed
expressing adoration
lovey-dovey
enduring
imperturbable
unexcitable
placating
neutralist
peacemaking
bloodless
uninjurious
noncontroversial
meaningless
uncontentious
pastoral
prelapsarian
heavenly
bucolic
persuadable
willing to please
at peace
persistent
persevering
philosophical
mitigative
lenitive
palliative
low-grade
wimpy
convincible
nonresistant
adaptable
pliable
profitable
white
living with
going easy with
equanimous
untiring
mild-tempered
self-possessed
inexcitable
assenting
assentive
nothing
impassive
philosophic
healing
fortitudinous
obedient
unprotesting
unresisting
cowed
spiritless
dull
malleable
unceremonious
salutary
with the patience of Job
confidential
intimate
easily persuaded
measured
amical
sheepish
timid
resistless
supplicatory
unremarkable
protecting
supporting
caretaking
willing to compromise
timorous
sycophantic
hesitant
tentative
apprehensive
fearful
clean
boneless
open to change
relaxing
mim
self-conscious
arcadian
rolling with punches
non-hostile
withdrawing
subordinate
somnolent
nontoxic
free from disturbance
without problems
free from interference
free from interruption
disarmed
sure
softie
trustworthy
painless
sanitary
powerless
inoperative
reliable
controllable
sound
simple
pussycat
paper-tiger
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a disinclination
disinclined
reluctant
hesitant
indisposed
loath
averse
opposed
resistant
unwilling
antipathetic
baulking
UK
balking
US
unprepared
afraid
cagey
cagy
dubious
ill-disposed
loth
nervous
reticent
slow
unenthusiastic
backward
doubtful
hesitating
objecting
protesting
recalcitrant
shying
sticking
uneager
unsympathetic
not disposed
not in the mood
hostile
antagonistic
hesitant about
chary of
inimical
against
wary
scared
uninclined
chary
discouraged
disheartened
opposed to
shy of
not in favour of
diffident about
embarrassed
grudging
not ready
ashamed
uncaring
not minded
not keen
afraid of
resisting
nervous about
unenthusiastic about
frightened
uncertain
circumspect
demurring
dismayed
suspicious
averse to
cautious with
circumspect about
queasy about
squeamish
queasy
cautious
remiss
calculating
anti
afraid to
bashful about
unfriendly
shy about
coy about
opposing
mind
hanging back
ashamed to
contrary
agin
sweer
unfavourable
UK
allergic
disrelish
unfavorable
US
nasty
disliking
perverse
baulk at
recoil from
demur at
not about
jib at
shrink from
flinch from
down on
vacillate about
have scruples about
waver about
stick at
have qualms about
shy away from
resistant to
hostile to
antipathetic to
ill-disposed to
antagonistic to
unfavourably disposed to
having no use for
have misgivings about
boggle at
think twice about
have reservations about
not have the heart to
be cagey about
set against
negative
dead set against
adversarial
inhospitable
jaundiced
adversary
mortal
aggressive
at odds
at odds with
dissenting from
at variance with
in disagreement with
on the warpath
uncooperative
disobliging
unwelcoming
cool
cold
confrontational
combative
belligerent
contra
opposite
contentious
quarrelsome
oppugnant
adverse to
in opposition
acting in opposition
incompatible
at variance
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
boorish
rough
coarse
gross
unmannerly
crass
bearish
yobbish
rude
crude
uncivilized
US
common
clumsy
barbaric
lumpen
philistine
impolite
classless
cloddish
lubberly
slobbish
loud
Neanderthal
bad-mannered
uncivilised
UK
bungling
lumbering
stolid
vulgar
low
swinish
doltish
plebeian
hooligan
uncivil
provincial
primitive
discourteous
savage
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
badly behaved
ape-like
insensible
offensive
thuggish
rowdy
bullying
wild
ornery
cantankerous
dense
gruff
hoonish
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
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
blench
cower
falter
pull back
dodge
squinch
blanch
shy away
shudder
shirk
quake
waver
duck
back away
get cold feet
demur
tremble
reel
shrink back
jump
show fear
crouch
jerk
jolt
flinch from
recoil from
hesitate
quiver
shake
grovel
shiver
twitch
shake with fear
faint
droop
quaver
have cold feet
grimace
squirm
jib
gasp
scowl
turn
pull a face
make a face
back off
shrink away
evade
avoid
eschew
shun
escape
elude
react
hang back
turn away
quail at
jump back
baulk at
jib at
fight shy of
boggle at
bolt
startle
retreat
withdraw
refuse
retire
slink
spring back
start back
jerk back
fall back
lurch
bounce
jounce
hoick
hitch
flick
bump
jog
yank
fling
convulse
bang
move suddenly
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
hurtle
pelt
send
let fly
let fly with
discharge
shoot
impel
eject
yeet
send flying
blast
flick
lift
precipitate
drive
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
refuse
be reluctant
baulk at
be unwilling
teeter
stagger
halt
wabble
wobble
balance
disrelish
worry
fret
stickle
scruple
demur from
stick 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
recoil
shy at
stop short
retreat
stop at
pull up
retreat from
stop short at
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
jar
row
contend
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
butt heads
struggle
have a barney
do battle
wage war
pick a bone
have a dispute
engage
have an altercation
come to blows
fence
bandy words with somebody
encounter
kick up a row
raise Cain
light into
question
dig
scrape
argue over
get into conflict
fratch
jaw
scold
berate
ream
make a big thing about
trade zingers
nastily argue
pick at
have shouting match
cause a scene
get into a dispute
have a difference of opinion
discuss
duel
take exception to
call into question
lock antlers
bandy
agitate
canvass
canvas
moot
tongue-lash
bawl out
call on the carpet
take up arms
to fight
engage in conflict
be at daggers with
be at daggers drawn
talk over
hash out
exchange words
thrash out
have a scrap
cut and thrust
have a dust-up
toss around
exchange views
face
bat around
kick around
bat back and forth
jump on one's case
combat
tilt
confront
mess
grapple
have a quarrel
have a squabble
vie
tourney
compete
tussle
have a slanging match
strive
mess with
close with
come to blows with
do battle with
exchange blows with
engage with
tussle with
battle with
wrestle
go to war
struggle with
scuffle
scrap with
clash with
trade blows
joust
break a lance
enter the lists
square up
come up against
become involved
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
change
switch
curl
zigzag
skew
yaw
incline
weave
vary
loop
snake
bear
cut
fluctuate
arch
morph
bow
vacillate
convert
crook
mutate
roam
move
ramble
evolve
excurse
sway
alter
transform
metamorphose
lean
sheer off
progress
transmogrify
buckle
modulate
break
transfer
career
head
maunder
swivel
tack
pass
zag
zig
contort
deform
avert
be deflected
arc
fork
incurvate
verge
warp
waver
coil
sweep
flex
careen
trend
round
go off course
spiral
stoop
snap
wreathe
train off
go around
angle away
get off the subject
make a right
make a left
get off the point
fall off
get off the track
go off at a tangent
go off on a tangent
derogate
remove
bank
err
go astray
straggle
dip
skid
back
abandon
desert
aberrate
slue
run
sheer away
get around
camber
reroute
twine
corkscrew
proceed
teeter
seesaw
extend
go
lead
make
angle
set
alternate
recoil
focus
corner
rechannel
direct
return
backslide
retrace
revert
sidestep
sideslip
twist and turn
reverse
wander away
be
lie
shunt
rearrange
turnabout
stray from the point
deviate from the topic
stray from the subject
bulge
undulate
turn round
go adrift
tilt
ricochet
swell
veer off
put about
pass around
take a bend
hang a right
hang a left
change over
change around
channel
gyrate
concave
inflect
incurve
convex
swing over
depart from
get off course
chop and change
come about
go about
droop
crimp
modify
offlead
circumlocute
channel away
head off
draw away
change the course of
get off the thread
distort
misshape
malform
torture
screw
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
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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