Synonyms for "sheepishness" (4 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

reticence

Strong matches (1)

shamefacedness

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)

shamefacednessshyness

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

1 entries

embarrassment

Synonyms

1 entries

shamefacedness

derived from

1 entries

sheepish

related to

3 entries

bashfulnesssheepishshyness

Translations

4 translations across 2 languages.

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Finnish

1 entries

• lammasmaisuus noun (the quality or property of being sheepish)

Polish

3 entries

• zakłopotanie noun (the quality or property of being sheepish)
• zawstydzenie noun (the quality or property of being sheepish)
• zmieszanie noun (the quality or property of being sheepish)

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