Self-effacing synonyms

sĕlf'ĭ-fā'sĭng

Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty:

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Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident:

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Drawing back from contact with others, from publicity, etc.; reserved; shy

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Full of diffidence; lacking self-confidence; timid; shy

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(Of motion) Pertaining to the direction reverse of normal.

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Showing an embarrassed timidity

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(Archaic) Inaccessible; secluded

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Characterized by reserve or diffidence:

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restraint (related)

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Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself.

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Fearful and hesitant:

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Find another word for self-effacing. In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for self-effacing, like: demure, modest, retiring, diffident, backward, bashful, coy, shy, restraint, reticent and timid.