Synonym of excessively shy

Adjective

afraid apprehensive bashful cautious circumspect coy demure diffident fearful hesitant humble inhibited introverted modest nervous quiet reluctant reticent self-effacing sheepish suspicious timid wary withdrawn disinclined indisposed introvert loner recessive reserved retiring shrinking averse backward chary conscious distrustful loath shamefaced skittish unassertive unassured uneager uneffusive unresponsive unsocial unwilling

Adjective

lacking scant scanty short wanting deficient inadequate insufficient scarce unsufficient

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nervous afraid agitated annoyed anxious apprehensive concerned edgy fearful fussy hesitant hysterical irritable jittery jumpy panicky shaky skittish spooked tense timid uneasy uptight volatile weak basket case bothered distressed disturbed excitable fidgety fitful flustered high-strung nervy neurotic on edge overwrought querulous restive ruffled sensitive shrinking snappish solicitous taut timorous troubled twitchy unrestful unstrung upset wired worried

Adjective

alarmed frightened scared aflutter aghast chicken chickenhearted diffident discomposed disquieted fainthearted goose-bumpy have cold feet in a dither intimidated lily-livered mousy nerveless perturbed phobic pusillanimous quivery rabbity running scared sheepish spineless tremulous unmanly weak-kneed yellow

Adjective

ambivalent bashful demure faint-hearted feeble gentle humble modest reticent tentative Milquetoast trembling wavering badgered browbeaten bullied capricious cowardly cowed cowering coy daunted having cold feet irresolute retiring soft spiritless submissive unassertive unassured unnerved vacillating

Adjective

courteous meek ordinary polite quiet respectful self-effacing simple soft-spoken unpretentious blushing content obliging reserved sedate withdrawn backward biddable deferential docile lowly manageable mild obsequious reverential self-conscious servile standoffish subservient supplicatory tractable unambitious unobtrusive unostentatious

Adjective

compliant passive serene subdued unassuming acquiescent forbearing lenient longanimous long-suffering nothing orderly pabulum patient peaceful plain resigned tame tolerant unresisting wishy-washy yielding zero

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ashamed apologetic contrite deterred distraught embarrassed guilty humbled humiliated regretful reluctant remorseful repentant restrained sorry uncomfortable unwilling abashed chagrined compunctious conscience-stricken crestfallen debased demeaned discomfited disconcerted mortified muddled penitent shamed shamefaced stammering stuttering

Adjective

unsure distrustful doubtful dubious indecisive insecure mistrustful sceptical skeptical suspicious uncertain unclear unconvinced undecided agnostic betwixt and between borderline fluctuant fly-by-night iffy in a quandary indeterminate lacking open problematic rootless touch and go unconfident undependable unreliable unstable untrustworthy untrusty up for grabs wimpy wobbly

Adjective

moderate prudent chaste discreet nice proper seemly silent temperate unboastful unpresuming unpretending withdrawing

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chary careful cautious mindful cagey calculating canny circumspect considerate constrained economical fastidious frugal gingerly guarded heedful inhibited leery loath miserly particular safe scrupulous sparing stingy thrifty wary watchful

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averse halting slow dawdling delaying disinclined doubting faltering half-hearted hanging back hesitating lacking confidence lazy uneager unpredictable

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squeamish unenthusiastic demurring discouraged disheartened grudging indisposed involuntary laggard opposed queasy recalcitrant remiss slack tardy

Adjective

introverted undemonstrative nongregarious not forward recessive reclusive unaffable unexpansive unsociable

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taciturn aloof dour laconic uncommunicative antisocial brooding clammed up close close-mouthed cold curt distant dried-up dumb mum mom mute sententious speechless tight-lipped unexpressive unforthcoming untalkative

Adjective

buttoned up dried up evasive hush-hush offish on the QT secretive short unapproachable unresponsive

Adjective

inconspicuous down-to-earth prim

Adjective

dummied up unspeaking

Adjective

awkward mannered stiff stilted ill at ease unsure of yourself affected artificial ill-at-ease out of countenance

Adjective

bland low-key understated unremarkable unnoticeable low-profile soft-pedaled tasteful

Adjective

alienated disagreeable ascetic asocial austere cynical eremetic hermitlike misanthropic remote solitary unfriendly

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foolish hangdog silly

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frustrated repressed bottled up hung up passionless

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flushed flushing reddening blushful red-faced turning red

Adjective

calm leisurely placid pleasant private relaxed relaxing secluded smooth stable tranquil uninterrupted collected contented fixed halcyon hushed isolated level pacific retired secret sequestered still inactive motionless restful stagnant unanxious undisturbed unexcited unfrequented unruffled untroubled

Adjective

vacillatory

Adjective

insufficient limited poor slender slim tight failing needing scant scanty short on wanting deficient exiguous inadequate low on meagre meager niggardly scarce short-handed skimpy sparse

Verb

throw beam bowl bunt deliver direct drive drop emit fire fling flip force heave hurl leave lift lob pitch propel push put send send out shine shove start thrust bandy barrage bombard buck butt cant cast catapult chuck dash discharge dislodge fell flick floor impel lapidate launch overturn overwhelm peg pellet pelt pepper precipitate project scatter shower sling splatter spray sprinkle stone strew toss tumble unhorse unseat upset volley waft fling off let fly let go

Verb

avoid avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off forestall preclude prevent shun sidestep ward off abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk skip skirt weave withdraw circumlocute fake out get around get out of give the slip hold off keep away keep clear lay low let alone pass up run for cover shake and bake shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on skip town stay away stay away from stay out steer clear steer clear of step aside turn aside

Verb

conceal deceive stonewall baffle baulk balk cavil confuse decline double equivocate fence fly fudge hedge lie parry pretend prevaricate pussyfoot shift shuck shuffle tergiversate trick waffle beat around bush beg the question cop out give the runaround keep distance lead on a merry chase put off slip out sneak away weasel

Adjective

cloistered deserted hidden lonely sheltered uninhabited abandoned beleaguered blockaded closet isolate quarantined removed screened segregated alone confidential covert cut off hermetic incommunicado insular lonesome off the beaten track off the grid out-of-the-way personal secluse seclusive shut off singular tucked away

Adjective

composed cool ceremonious conventional eremitic formal frigid icy noncommittal self-contained uncompanionable

Adjective

below par unfulfilled absent bankrupt cooked deprived disappointing empty gone missing needed omitted away bereft burned out defective destitute devoid faulty half-baked imperfect incomplete in default inferior less minus not good enough not up to par not up to scratch not up to standard out of gas patchy sketchy substandard too little too late unsound

Verb

balk at despise disdain ignore neglect recoil from refuse reject scorn snub spurn bilk cold-shoulder cut stall turn away from give a wide berth have no part of have nothing to do with hide out keep away from keep clear of palm off stand aloof from stay shy of turn back on

Verb

confound foil frustrate get away outrun outwit puzzle thwart stump beat around the bush be beyond someone get away from give somebody the slip give wide berth to hem and haw not touch pass the buck run around

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deviate depart differ diverge move away stray turn from turn off vary veer aberrate bend contrast digress divagate drift err part swerve turn wander angle off bear off bend the rules break pattern circumlocate depart from edge off go amiss go haywire go off on tangent go out of control go out of way leave beaten path not conform swim against stream take a turn

Verb

bounce cover up draw away glance hook pivot rebound redirect refract repel ricochet slip whip curve disperse fend sheer sidetrack slew twist wheel whirl wind glance off keep off volte-face

Adjective

blenching flinching unpoised

Adjective

introvert thoughtful detached retreated aseptic casual disinterested incurious indifferent recluse unconcerned uncurious uninterested

Adjective

flimsy light low-cut measly negligible revealing small little narrow spare bare barely sufficient minimal rare restricted scrimpy thin

Verb

dispose of throw aside throw away throw out abandon can desert discard eject forsake get rid of jettison junk quit relinquish renounce scrap shed slough eighty-six give the heave ho

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demur be reluctant disagree express doubts hesitate jib raise objections vacillate waver challenge combat complain deprecate disapprove dispute doubt fight object oppose pause protest remonstrate resist scruple stick stickle strain take exception wait and see

Adjective

confused overmodest recoiling verecund

Adjective

closemouthed muted nonvocal not forthcoming not talkative soundless tongue-tied voiceless wordless zipped

Verb

abstain from forgo forswear shy away from swear off abjure fight shy of refrain sacrifice give a wide berth to give up have no truck with let well enough alone turn your back on

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bow crouch dive nod bob dip lower lurch plunge stoop submerge move to side

Adjective

deteriorating dwindling dying fading not well waning weakening worsening declining defeated faint unavailing unprosperous unsuccessful unsufficient unthriving vain

Adjective

baulking balking objecting protesting shying sticking antipathetic not in the mood resistant unsympathetic

Adjective

introspective

Adjective

amazed astounded dazed dumbfounded garbled shocked at a loss for words choked up dumbstruck inarticulate unable to speak

Verb

wince back off blanch cower cringe draw back flinch gasp grimace scowl shudder blench quail shrink make a face

Adjective

void barren clear drained emptied free tenantless unfilled unoccupied vacant vacuous without

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kneel quiver shy away tremble crawl grovel eat dirt

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turn down cramp crimp pull back rein in stop short upset apple cart

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gag ban bind over bind up choke constrain interdict muzzle prohibit restrict silence stop up suppress cork curb deaden garrotte garrote muffle obstruct quiet repress restrain seal somebody's lips squash squelch stifle still stumble throttle tongue-tie bottle up cork up keep the lid on put the lid on shut down tape up

Verb

fear anticipate be scared dread expect foresee suspect worry apprehend falter fret quaver wilt be afraid be anxious be apprehensive be disquieted be frightened be in awe break out in a sweat dare not feel concern have butterflies have qualms lose courage

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dissent contradict rebel argue disaccord discord divide pettifog wrangle break with fly in the face of put up a fight put up an argument say not a chance say nothing doing say no way

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boggle question be loath be unwilling think twice about

Adjective

unadventurous conservative stay-at-home

Adjective

camera-shy

Verb

pull up retreat

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beg off deny dismiss say no forbear gainsay nix reprobate repudiate beg to be excused don't buy not accept not hear of not think of pass on send regrets take a rain check turn thumbs down

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dump jerk

Adjective

discharged immured superannuated cidevant emeritus otiose

Verb

boot bung

Verb

bolt bound dart leap spring squinch startle twitch jump the gun

Adjective

derisory hopeless incompetent ineffective ineffectual inefficient laughable unequal unsatisfactory bush-league depleted dry found wanting glitch impotent inappreciable inapt incapable incommensurate inconsiderable insubstantial junk lame lemon lousy low not enough parsimonious sterile stinted stunted too little unproductive unqualified

Adjective

self-controlled controlled self-restrained

Adjective

accurate attentive choosy conscientious deliberate judicious meticulous painstaking precise rigorous sober thorough vigilant alert assiduous exacting finicky going to great lengths observant playing safe protective provident punctilious regardful religious selfdisciplined solid

Adjective

inaudible checked closed up curbed hush iced incoherent inconversable indistinct noiseless silentious struck dumb unheard

Adjective

flawed impaired shoddy underprovided undersupplied amiss bad damaged infrequent injured marred not cut out for not make it outta gas second fiddle second string third string unassembled unfinished

Adjective

dastardly base caitiff chicken-hearted cowhearted craven dismayed gutless having the willies lacking courage no guts paper tiger pigeonhearted recreant worthless yellow-bellied

Adjective

elusive abstract ambiguous fleeting illusory incomprehensible indescribable mysterious obscure puzzling slippery subtle tenuous tricky vague baffling deceitful deceptive difficult to catch elusory equivocal evanescent fallacious fraudulent fugacious fugitive greasy imponderable indefinable intangible misleading occult phantom shifty stonewalling transient transitory unspecific

Adjective

in short supply out of short of unample unfitted

Adjective

antagonistic easy-going hostile inaccessible inhospitable laid-back stuck-up unbending uncongenial unneighborly unsocial uppity

Adjective

vacillant pendulous shilly-shally

Adjective

decorous earnest prissy prudish serious solemn staid strait-laced

Adjective

imperceptible camouflaged concealed dim having insignificant soft-pedalled unconspicuous unemphatic

Adjective

on pins and needles on tenterhooks out of place restless unrelaxed unsettled

Adjective

sporadic threatened at a premium few few and far between occasional seldom seldom met with semioccasional shortened truncated uncommon unusual

Adjective

invisible

Adjective

fixated obsessed overanxious paranoid terrified irrational

Adjective

shuddering

Adjective

scrimp

Adjective

coquettish flirtatious kittenish

Adjective

questioning untrusting on one's guard

Adjective

colourless colorless dull pale

Adjective

undermanned shorthanded

Adjective

arrogant haughty insociable laid back on ice proud put on airs standoff

Adjective

late sluggish

Adjective

socially inept gauche socially awkward maladroit socially anxious socially incompetent socially lacking blundering geeky nerdy

Nearby Words

excessively tidy excessively tired excessively upbeat excessiveness excessivenesses excessive number excessively scrupulous excessively precise excessively praise excessively pious excessively perfect excessively painful

Antonym of excessively shy

English Vocalbulary

Synonym of help Synonym of small Synonym of weak Synonym of nice Synonym of solitary Synonym of poor Synonym of scant Synonym of meager Synonym of slow Synonym of afraid Synonym of obscure Synonym of restrained Synonym of panicky Synonym of mean Synonym of remote Synonym of easy Synonym of incommunicable Synonym of close Synonym of recoil Synonym of moderate Synonym of flinch Synonym of lam Synonym of escape Synonym of few Synonym of pass Synonym of excited Synonym of light Synonym of uncommunicable Synonym of refuse Synonym of incommunicative Synonym of tightlipped Synonym of cool Synonym of simple Synonym of unwashed Synonym of inobtrusive Synonym of good Synonym of lowly Synonym of feeble Synonym of cold Synonym of dodge Synonym of plunge Synonym of undemonstrative Synonym of docile Synonym of temperate Synonym of low Synonym of abstain Synonym of doubt Synonym of thrust Synonym of aloof Synonym of thin Synonym of incomplete Synonym of secretive Synonym of protest Synonym of shirk Synonym of doubtful Synonym of isolated Synonym of indifferent Synonym of offish Synonym of rare Synonym of lean Synonym of dubious Synonym of send Synonym of hesitate Synonym of retreat Synonym of standout Synonym of tight lipped Synonym of not good enough Synonym of faint Synonym of heave Synonym of hushed Synonym of irresolute Synonym of parry Synonym of discreet Synonym of unpretentious Synonym of faulty Synonym of kind Synonym of get out Synonym of circumvent Synonym of dull Synonym of secret Synonym of decent Synonym of inconsequential Synonym of cautious Synonym of dart Synonym of goldbrick Synonym of reject Synonym of little Synonym of mild Synonym of anxious Synonym of bad Synonym of foil Synonym of subdue Synonym of sober Synonym of decay Synonym of guarded Synonym of uneasy Synonym of dump Synonym of invisible Synonym of smallish Synonym of speechless Synonym of tame Synonym of slow footed Synonym of slow going Synonym of slow paced Synonym of launch Synonym of repudiate Synonym of decrease Synonym of shrink Synonym of standoffish Synonym of sling Synonym of impassive Synonym of recreant Synonym of uncertain Synonym of traditionalist Synonym of calm Synonym of spineless Synonym of soft Synonym of unfriendly Synonym of unfinished Synonym of lonely Synonym of inarticulate Synonym of conservative Synonym of shaky Synonym of disobey Synonym of equivocate Synonym of depart Synonym of neurotic Synonym of turn Synonym of unemotional Synonym of object Synonym of develop Synonym of undecided Synonym of pitch Synonym of delicate Synonym of silence Synonym of flee Synonym of rightist Synonym of traditionalistic Synonym of challenge Synonym of jump Synonym of apprehensive Synonym of snub Synonym of reclusive Synonym of dislike Synonym of spare Synonym of forbear Synonym of complain Synonym of misdoubt Synonym of submissive Synonym of peter Synonym of sullen Synonym of still Synonym of staid Synonym of tranquil Synonym of hurl Synonym of defective Synonym of wary Synonym of deny Synonym of impel Synonym of subdued Synonym of honest Synonym of mislike Synonym of gone Synonym of suspicious Synonym of uncomfortable Synonym of measly Synonym of piddly Synonym of desert Synonym of qualm Synonym of smooth Synonym of insecure Synonym of weasel Synonym of awesome Synonym of patient Synonym of vague Synonym of fade Synonym of quieten Synonym of stop Synonym of drop Synonym of order Synonym of stave Synonym of subtle Synonym of failure Synonym of unsatisfactory Synonym of awkward Synonym of dismiss Synonym of bare Synonym of mute Synonym of create Synonym of prevent Synonym of on the fence Synonym of lose Synonym of distort Synonym of renounce Synonym of hidden Synonym of fun Synonym of thwart Synonym of detached Synonym of closemouthed Synonym of ordinary

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