Mary was probably the shiest and least confident girl in her class.
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Shiest
Synonyms for "shiest" (430 found)
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Closest matches (86)
about the bushafraidagnosticapprehensivearound the busharrestedattemptaverseavertavoidavoidanceback downbackhandedbackwardbalancebalkbankruptbankrupt inbare ofbashful
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be startledbear offbeat aboutbeat aroundbeat around the bushbeg the questionbereftbereft ofbickerbilkblenchblinkblow hot and coldbogglebogglingbowlcageycallowcastcast atcatapultcautiouscavilcharychop logicchoplogicchuckchuck atchunkcircumspectcircumventionconfusedconsciouscowardlycoycringecurvedartdashdebatedeclinedefectivedefense mechanismdeficientdeflectdeliberatedemurdemuredemurringdenuded ofdeprived ofdestitute of
Noun(2 words)
be tongue-tieddemurer
Strong matches (129)
devoiddevoid ofdiffidentdisinclineddissentdistrustfuldodgedoubledoubtfuldoubtingdraw asidedraw backdraw indubiousduckease offedge offeludeelusionembryonic
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empty ofequivocateequivocationescapeeschewevadeevade the issueevasionfadefailingfaint-heartedfall backfallbackfalterfalteringfastballfearfearfulfearingfearsomefencefight shyfight shy offirefire atflinchflingfling atflipfly offfor want offorbearanceforestallingforkforlorn offorward passfrom missourigaggeegingerlyglanceglance offgo offgoosyhang backhang offhave qualmshawhead offheaveheave athedgehem and hawhesitanthesitatehesitatinghold offhoverhum and hawhurlhurl againsthurl athurtlehypoplasticimmaturein arrearin arrearsin defaultin default ofin doubtin fearin short supplyin want ofinadequateinarticulateincompleteincurveindisposedinfantinhibitedinsufficientintroversiveintrovertintrovertedjerkjibjumpjump a milejumpylackinglancelaterallaunchleerylet flylet fly atloathlobmake bones aboutmake way formeek
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(2 words)
less sociableless social
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missingmistrustfulmistrustingmodestmousymove asidemystifyneedingnervousneutralitynitpicknoninterventionnoninvolvementobscureout ofout of pocketpalterpanicparrypart
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partialpasspatchypausepegpeltpick nitspitchpitchforkponderpotpotshotprevaricatepreventionpullpull awaypull backpull inpull outpullbackpulloutpussyfootputput offput the shotpyrrhonicquailqualmishquestioningquibblerabbityrecoilreelreel backrefrainingreluctantreservedretiringretractretreatrunaroundscantscant 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 offwarywaverweaselweasel outwincewithdrawyieldzigzag
Adjective(15 words)
Adjective(11 words)
Noun(1 words)
social withdrawal
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