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What is the opposite of overconfident?

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Adjective
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Opposite of excessively or arrogantly confident
cautious
diffident
careful
circumspect
doubtful
guarded
heedful
insecure
prudent
safe
shy
uncertain
unsure
wary
hesitant
humble
modest
pessimistic
timid
timorous
unsure of oneself
retiring
reserved
bashful
withdrawn
reticent
meek
quiet
shrinking
demure
introverted
unassertive
coy
unassuming
sheepish
nervous
backward
unconfident
fearful
recessive
mousy
apprehensive
embarrassed
inhibited
unassured
chary
considerate
shamefaced
attentive
reluctant
constrained
alert
vigilant
watchful
unobtrusive
unpresuming
conservative
thoughtful
mim
suspicious
observant
mindful
abashed
discreet
judicious
canny
politic
gingerly
rabbity
cagey
calculating
measured
scrupulous
unpoised
aware
regardful
discriminating
deliberate
provident
ashamed
tentative
leery
suspecting
softly-softly
on guard
playing your cards close to your chest
on the alert
on the qui vive
self-doubting
aw-shucks
paying attention
ill at ease
on your toes
with reservations
on the watch
with eyes peeled
belt-and-braces
walking on eggs
keeping a weather eye on
handling with kid gloves
unpretentious
unarrogant
lowly
self-effacing
mousey
self-conscious
mild
uncomplacent
egoless
docile
yielding
deferential
unaggressive
unostentatious
overmodest
self-deprecating
gentle
unambitious
self-critical
subdued
passive
polite
acquiescent
submissive
compliant
unconceited
respectful
unenterprising
cowering
responsible
unadventurous
apologetic
obsequious
cowardly
afraid
restrained
simple
biddable
subservient
servile
obliging
tractable
supplicatory
self-distrustful
reverential
courteous
soft-spoken
standoffish
sedate
regressive
effacing
unpresumptuous
unimposing
irresolute
unboastful
muted
frightened
nice
iffy
cringing
down-to-earth
low-key
lacking confidence
sensible
reasonable
sane
low-pressure
nonassertive
ambitionless
faltering
wavering
vacillating
indecisive
disinclined
vacillatory
media-shy
unsure of yourself
uncertain of yourself
staid
pusillanimous
weak
inoffensive
not confident
unconvinced
playing safe
on the lookout
open-minded
receptive
feared
excited
dismayed
distrustful
upset
doubted
doubting
worried
confused
unself-confident
agitated
Adjective
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Opposite of cheeky, impudent or saucy in nature, character or behavior
earnest
sincere
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