Shyness synonyms

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reserve
A reservation of public land:
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coyness
The property of being coy.
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restraint (related)
Control of the expression of one's feelings; constraint:
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awkwardness (related)
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clumsiness (related)
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impulsiveness (related)
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moodiness (related)
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self-doubt (related)
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laziness (related)
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bashfulness
The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
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modesty
Modesty is defined as the act of showing reserve in behavior or clothes.
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timorousness
The property of being timorous.
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timidness
The property of being timid; shyness.
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demureness
The state or quality of being demure.
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sheepishness
The quality or property of being sheepish; shyness; bashfulness.
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diffidence
The quality or state of being diffident; timidity or shyness.
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apprehension
The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception.
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backwardness
The state of being backward.
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nervousness
The state or quality of being nervous.
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insecurity
The state of being subject to danger; vulnerability
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reticence
Reticence is being reserved, quiet or reluctant.
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stage-fright
Nervousness felt when appearing as a speaker or performer before an audience
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mike fright
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retiringness
The quality of being retiring.
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lack-of-self-confidence (related)
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Find another word for shyness. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for shyness, like: reserve, timidity, coyness, restraint, awkwardness, clumsiness, impulsiveness, moodiness, self-doubt, laziness and bashfulness.
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Shyness Sentence Examples

  • She noticed this and attributed it to his general kindness and shyness, which she imagined must be the same toward everyone as it was to her.

  • It maintains its numbers partly in consequence of its shyness, which keeps it away from the abodes of men, and partly because it is so prolific, bringing forth six to eight young at a litter.

  • Its wariness, however, is very marvellous, and even at the breeding-season, when most birds throw off their shyness, it is not easily approached within ordinary gunshot distance.

  • There was no shyness or reserve till the heart grew sinful, and too loathsome a dungeon for God to delight in.

  • Throwing off the shackles of religion had n't removed the crippling chains of shyness.

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