Shy Synonyms


Shy Synonyms in Adjective Form

  • circumspect, watchful, wary, suspicious, cautious, chary, distrustful, fearful.
  • short, insufficient, missing, deficient, under, scanty, inadequate, lacking.
  • timid, bashful, diffident, modest, coy, reserved, sheepish, retiring.

Shy Synonyms in Verb Form

  • startle, recoil, start, duck, flinch, swerve, draw back, jump, veer.

Shy Synonym Links: startle, recoil, start, duck, flinch, swerve, jump, veer,

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