Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

Proper Noun

The word "shy" can be used as noun, verb, adjective, adjective and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

audacious bold brazen

Derived Terms

Shy-Drager syndrome bird-shy book-shy boy-shy call-shy camera-shy car-shy cat-shy coconut shy cover-shy crate shy of a load few cards shy of a full deck fight shy fight shy of girl-shy gun-shy gunshy hand-shy have a shy head-shy hood-shy look shy love-shy man-shy mouse-shy noise-shy one card shy of a full deck pee-shy people-shy piss shy shy Tory shy away from shy bairns get noot shy bairns get nowt shy bladder shy greenhood water-shy woman-shy work-shy workshy

Has Property

blue

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

jump loft start startle throw throw

Type Of (IsA)

throw

Manner Of

startle throw

Related Terms

bashful cautious coy demure reserved shy person shyness timid wouldn't say boo to a goose

Related Terms

approach aside avoid bashful calx cautious coy demure disinclined embarrassed familiar fling horse insufficient less reserved short start throw throwing timid wall game wary

Similar Terms

deficient insufficient insufficient wary wary

Synonym Network

diffident

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.