Another word for self-effacing

Not forward but reticent or reserved in manner

• timid

  1. Lacking self-confidence; shy.
  2. Fearful and hesitant:

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  1. Lacking self-confidence; shy.
  2. Fearful and hesitant:

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• shy

  1. Easily startled; timid:
  2. Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved:
  3. Characterized by reserve or diffidence:

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  1. Easily startled; timid:
  2. Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved:
  3. Characterized by reserve or diffidence:

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• retiring

  1. Shy and reserved; modest.

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  1. Shy and reserved; modest.

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• modest

  1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value:
  2. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident:
  3. Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.

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  1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value:
  2. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident:
  3. Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.

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• diffident

  1. Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid:

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  1. Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid:

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• demure

  1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.
  2. Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty:

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  1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.
  2. Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty:

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• coy

  1. Affectedly and often flirtatiously shy or modest:
  2. Characterized by or suggesting such shyness or modesty:
  3. Unwilling to make a commitment or divulge information:

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  1. Affectedly and often flirtatiously shy or modest:
  2. Characterized by or suggesting such shyness or modesty:
  3. Unwilling to make a commitment or divulge information:

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• bashful

  1. Shy, self-conscious, and awkward in the presence of others:
  2. Characterized by, showing, or resulting from shyness, self-consciousness, or awkwardness:

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  1. Shy, self-conscious, and awkward in the presence of others:
  2. Characterized by, showing, or resulting from shyness, self-consciousness, or awkwardness:

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• backward

  1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear.
  2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.
  3. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy.

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  1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear.
  2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.
  3. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy.

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