The little boy shied away from the TV camera.
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Shied
//ʃaɪd//
Synonyms for "shied" (448 found)
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diffidentinsufficientwaryabout the bushafraidagnosticapprehensivearound the busharrestedattemptaverseavertavoidavoidanceback downbackhandedbackwardbalancebalkbankrupt
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Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (134)
disinclineddissentdistrustfuldodgedoubledoubtfuldoubtingdraw asidedraw backdraw indubiousduckease offedge offeludeelusionembryonicempty ofequivocateequivocation
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Adjective(4 words)
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missingmistrustfulmistrustingmodestmousymove asidemystifyneedingnervousneutralitynitpicknoninterventionnoninvolvementobscureout ofout of pocketpalterpanicparrypart
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partialpasspatchypausepegpeltpick nitspitchpitchforkponderpotpotshotprevaricatepreventionpullpull awaypull backpull inpull outpullbackpulloutpussyfootputput offput the shotpyrrhonicquailqualmishquestioningquibblerabbityrecoilreelreel backrefrainingreluctantreservedreticentretiringretractretreatrunaroundscantscant ofscantyscarcescaryscrappyscrewballscrimpyscruplescrupuloussecludedself-consciousself-distrustfulself-effacingserveserviceshakyshamefacedshamefastsheepishsheer offshiftshift offshilly shallyshilly-shallyshiveryshortshort ofshot putshove asideshrinkshrink backshrinkingshuffleshunshunningshuntshy atshy awayshy ofshy offsidesidestepsideswipesidetracksidlesinkerskedaddleskepticalsketchyskimpyskitteryskittishslenderslingsling atslipsnapspitballsplit hairssqueamishstammeringstampedestartstart asidestart backstartlestartlishsteer clear ofstep asidestickstick atsticklesticklingstop to considerstraddle the fencestrainstrain atstumblesuspectingsuspiciousswerveswitchtentativetergiversatethink twicethink twice aboutthrowthrow attilttimidtimoroustosstoss attremblingtremuloustrepidanttrigger happytrigger-happyturn asideturn awayturn backunassertiveunassuredunblessed withuncertainunderdevelopedundevelopeduneagerunpossessed ofuntrustingunwillingveerveer offvoicelessvoidvoid ofwantingward offwaverweaselweasel outwincewithdrawyieldzigzag
Adjective(12 words)
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Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Despite the fact that Tom was the leader, he never shied away from the hardest and dirtiest work.
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Daniel shied away from Amanda.
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