What are the opposite words for shy?
Shy is an adjective that refers to being apprehensive, timid or bashful. Some antonyms for the word shy would be: 1. Bold: This describes someone who is confident, daring, and fearless in their approach. 2. Outgoing: This describes someone who is sociable, friendly, and enjoys being around people. 3. Confident: This describes someone who is self-assured, positive, and has faith in their abilities. 4. Extroverted: This describes someone who is outgoing, gregarious, and enjoys being around people. 5. Assertive: This describes someone who is decisive, forceful, and self-assured. These are some of the antonyms for the word shy, and they describe people who are the opposite of being shy.
- cocky
- contemptuous
- aggressive
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vocal
- choral,
- free-spoken,
- operatic,
- phonic,
- vocalic,
- vowel,
- Intonated,
- freespoken,
- ex pressed,
- free spoken,
- more articulated,
- more choral,
- more expressed,
- more free spoken,
- more free-spoken,
- more freespoken,
- more intonated,
- more modulated,
- more operatic,
- more singing,
- more smoothspoken,
- more sung,
- more venting,
- more vocalized,
- more vowel,
- most articulated,
- most choral,
- most expressed,
- most free spoken,
- most free-spoken,
- most freespoken,
- most intonated,
- most operatic,
- most phonic,
- most singing,
- most smooth-spoken,
- most sung,
- most venting,
- most vocalic,
- most vocalized,
- most vowel,
- put in to words,
- put into words.
-
cunning
- slick,
- streetwise,
- Slighty,
- crazy like fox,
- fancy footwork,
- more crackerjack,
- more streetwise,
- more well-laid,
- more well-planned,
- more welllaid,
- more wellplanned,
- most crackerjack,
- most streetwise,
- most well laid,
- most well planned,
- most well-laid,
- most well-planned,
- most welllaid,
- most wellplanned,
- slightier,
- sly boots,
- smartser,
- smartsest,
- streetsmart,
- well laid,
- well planned,
- well-planned,
- welllaid,
- wellplanned.
-
courageous
- red-blooded,
- stout,
- Impavid,
- fire-eating,
- fireeating,
- high spirited,
- highspirited,
- more fire eating,
- more fire-eating,
- more fireeating,
- more impavid,
- more red blooded,
- more red-blooded,
- more redblooded,
- more trojan,
- most daredevil,
- most fire eating,
- most fire-eating,
- most fireeating,
- most impavid,
- most red blooded,
- most red-blooded,
- most redblooded,
- most trojan,
- red blooded,
- redblooded,
- stand tall.
-
rash
- overhasty,
- precipitant,
- Insuppressible,
- illconsidered,
- in judicious,
- in suppressible,
- in-judicious,
- in-suppressible,
- jumping conclusions,
- more insuppressible,
- most insuppressible,
- over hasty,
- over-hasty,
- un guarded,
- un thinking,
- un warier,
- un wariest,
- un wary,
- un-guarded,
- un-thinking,
- un-wariest,
- un-wary.
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loud
- loud-voiced,
- Ear-splitting,
- ear-piercing,
- ear splitting,
- earpiercing,
- forter,
- fortest,
- full mouthed,
- full-mouthed,
- fullmouthed,
- in tense,
- in tenser,
- in-tense,
- in-tenser,
- in-tensest,
- loud voiced,
- loudvoiced,
- more blustering,
- more ear splitting,
- more ear-splitting,
- more earpiercing,
- more full mouthed,
- more full-mouthed,
- more fulminating,
- more loud voiced,
- more loud-voiced,
- more loudvoiced,
- more pealing,
- most blustering,
- most ear piercing,
- most ear-piercing,
- most earpiercing,
- most full mouthed,
- most full-mouthed,
- most fullmouthed,
- most fulminating,
- most loud voiced,
- most pealing,
- re sonant,
- re sounding,
- re-sonant,
- re-sounding,
- wakes dead,
- wakes the dead.
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flagrant
- undisguised,
- bare-faced,
- bare faced,
- dis graceful,
- dis-graceful,
- flagitous,
- grodier,
- grody,
- in famous,
- more bare faced,
- more bare-faced,
- more flagitous,
- more undisguised,
- most bare faced,
- most bare-faced,
- most flagitous,
- most undisguised,
- out and out,
- stick out like sore thumb,
- un disguised,
- un-disguised.
-
vain
- no-win,
- Shucker,
- big-headed,
- pleased with oneself,
- unnotable,
- big headed,
- in efficacious,
- in significant,
- in vicious circle,
- in-efficacious,
- mis leading,
- mis-leading,
- more big headed,
- more big-headed,
- more no win,
- more no-win,
- more nowin,
- more profitless,
- more time wasting,
- more time-wasting,
- more timewasting,
- more unnotable,
- most big headed,
- most big-headed,
- most high-and-mighty,
- most no win,
- most no-win,
- most nowin,
- most profitless,
- most time wasting,
- most time-wasting,
- most timewasting,
- most unnotable,
- not a prayer,
- not prayer,
- nowin,
- on a treadmill,
- on treadmill,
- shuckest,
- time wasting,
- time-wasting,
- timewasting,
- un availing,
- un notable,
- un productive,
- un profitable,
- un-availing,
- un-important,
- un-notable,
- un-productive.
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brave
- bold,
- gutsy,
- hardy,
- reckless,
- stalwart,
- undismayed,
- Undauntable,
- chin up,
- stouter,
- Unblenching,
- Unfearful,
- chin-up,
- chinup,
- herolike,
- more chin up,
- more chin-up,
- more chinup,
- more herolike,
- more unblenching,
- more undauntable,
- more undismayed,
- more unfearful,
- most chin up,
- most chin-up,
- most chinup,
- most herolike,
- most unblenching,
- most undauntable,
- most undismayed,
- most unfearful,
- un abashed,
- un blenching,
- un dismayed,
- un fearful,
- un-abashed,
- un-blenching,
- un-dismayed,
- un-fearful.
- resolute
- reckless
- adventurous
- alive
- assured
- audacious
- bold
- brash
- cavalier
- confident
- daring
- devious
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egocentric
- megalomaniac,
- self-centered,
- self-loving,
- Self-interested,
- self-concerned,
- wrapped up in oneself,
- more individualist,
- more megalomaniac,
- more self concerned,
- more self interested,
- more self loving,
- more self-concerned,
- more self-interested,
- more self-loving,
- more selfconcerned,
- more selfinterested,
- more selfloving,
- most individualist,
- most megalomaniac,
- most self concerned,
- most self interested,
- most self loving,
- most self-concerned,
- most self-interested,
- most self-loving,
- most selfconcerned,
- most selfinterested,
- most selfloving,
- self absorbed,
- self centered,
- self concerned,
- self indulgent,
- self interested,
- self loving,
- self serving,
- selfabsorbed,
- selfcentered,
- selfconcerned,
- selfindulgent,
- selfinterested,
- selfloving,
- selfserving,
- stuckup,
- wrapped in oneself,
- wrapped oneself,
- wrapped up oneself.
- egotistical
- fearless
-
forward
- facial,
- forward-looking,
- in advance,
- propulsive,
- ventral,
- well-developed,
- fore most,
- fore-most,
- forer,
- forwardlooking,
- more ahead,
- more facial,
- more forth,
- more forward looking,
- more forward-looking,
- more forwardlooking,
- more overassertive,
- more progressing,
- more propulsive,
- more ventral,
- more well developed,
- more well-developed,
- more welldeveloped,
- most ahead,
- most forward looking,
- most forwardlooking,
- most overassertive,
- most progressing,
- most ventral,
- most well developed,
- most well-developed,
- most welldeveloped,
- over assertive,
- over-assertive,
- overassertive,
- pre mature,
- pre maturer,
- pre maturest,
- pre-maturer,
- well developed.
- gutsy
- macho
- nervy
-
opinionated
- set in stone,
- set on,
- seton,
- weighted,
- hard line,
- onesided,
- singleminded,
- in flexible,
- in-flexible,
- locked in,
- more set on,
- more set-on,
- more seton,
- more tilted,
- more weighted,
- most set on,
- most set-on,
- most tilted,
- one sided,
- set stone,
- set-on,
- single minded,
- un compromising,
- un yielding,
- un-compromising,
- un-yielding.
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outspoken
- outspoken,
- un-reticent,
- pointblank,
- calling spade a spade,
- calling spade spade,
- laying it line,
- laying it on line,
- laying it on the line,
- laying it the line,
- laying line,
- laying on line,
- laying on the line,
- laying the line,
- more unreticent,
- most unreticent,
- out spoken,
- out-spoken,
- point blank,
- un equivocal,
- un reticent,
- un-ceremonious,
- un-equivocal,
- unreticent.
- overconfident
- precipitant
- self-assured
- self-confident
- shameless
- spirited
- spoken
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uninhibited
- unhampered,
- unrepressed,
- unselfconscious,
- unsuppressed,
- unself-conscious,
- fancy free,
- fancyfree,
- more liberated,
- more unhampered,
- more unrepressed,
- more unself conscious,
- more unself-conscious,
- more unselfconscious,
- more unsuppressed,
- most liberated,
- most unhampered,
- most unrepressed,
- most unself conscious,
- most unself-conscious,
- most unselfconscious,
- most unsuppressed,
- off cuff,
- un bridled,
- un checked,
- un controlled,
- un hampered,
- un inhibited,
- un repressed,
- un self-conscious,
- un selfconscious,
- un suppressed,
- un-bridled,
- un-checked,
- un-controlled,
- un-hampered,
- un-inhibited,
- un-repressed,
- un-self-conscious,
- un-selfconscious,
- un-suppressed,
- unself conscious.
- animate
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arrogant
- cavalier,
- haughty,
- sniffy,
- highhanded,
- coldshoulder,
- biggety,
- Over-bearing,
- cold-shoulder,
- high handed,
- high mighty,
- in solent,
- in-solent,
- know it all,
- more biggety,
- more bragging,
- more cold shoulder,
- more cold-shoulder,
- more coldshoulder,
- more know it all,
- more know-it-all,
- more swaggering,
- most biggety,
- most bragging,
- most cold shoulder,
- most cold-shoulder,
- most coldshoulder,
- most know it all,
- most know-it-all,
- most swaggering,
- on an ego trip,
- on ego trip,
- over bearing,
- pre sumptuous,
- self important,
- smartier,
- smartiest,
- sniffier,
- sniffiest,
- stuck up,
- up pity,
- up-pity.
- assertive
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big
- greathearted,
- grownup,
- heavy-duty,
- oversize,
- pretentious,
- grown up,
- chockfull,
- bigtime,
- a whale a,
- a whale of a,
- buller,
- bullest,
- chock full,
- co pious,
- co-pious,
- ex tensive,
- fullgrown,
- high sounding,
- highsounding,
- mondo,
- more heavy duty,
- more heavy-duty,
- more heavyduty,
- more humongous,
- more monster,
- more thundering,
- more whopper,
- most heavy-duty,
- most heavyduty,
- most humongous,
- most mondo,
- most monster,
- most oversize,
- most thundering,
- most whopper,
- over blown,
- over-blown,
- over-size,
- para mount,
- para-mount,
- pre-sumptuous,
- super colossal,
- un selfish,
- un-selfish.
- brazen
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conceited
- hot stuff,
- loudmouth,
- overweening,
- swollen-headed,
- full of hot air,
- over-weening,
- big talking,
- conceity,
- full hot air,
- galler,
- gallest,
- hamer,
- hamest,
- more conceity,
- more loudmouth,
- more swollen headed,
- more swollen-headed,
- more swollenheaded,
- more windbag,
- most conceity,
- most loudmouth,
- most swollen headed,
- most swollen-headed,
- most swollenheaded,
- most windbag,
- over weening,
- swollen headed,
- swollenheaded.
- desperate
- disdainful
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eloquent
- smooth-spoken,
- more revealing,
- more smooth spoken,
- more smooth-spoken,
- more well expressed,
- more well-expressed,
- more wellexpressed,
- most revealing,
- most smooth spoken,
- most smoothspoken,
- most well expressed,
- most wellexpressed,
- silver tongued,
- silvertongued,
- smooth spoken,
- smoothspoken,
- well expressed,
- well-expressed.
- flirtatious
- foolhardy
-
frank
- lay on the line,
- matter of fact,
- heart-to-heart,
- saying what one thinks,
- lay it on the line,
- call a spade a spade,
- call a spade spade,
- call spade a spade,
- call spade spade,
- flatout,
- from the hip,
- lay it on line,
- lay it the line,
- lay line,
- lay on line,
- like is,
- more flat out,
- more flat-out,
- more flatout,
- more heart to heart,
- more heart-to-heart,
- most flat out,
- most flat-out,
- most flatout,
- most heart to heart,
- most heart-to-heart,
- most plain spoken,
- most plain-spoken,
- out right,
- out righter,
- out rightest,
- out-right,
- out-righter,
- plain spoken,
- saying what thinks,
- trans parent,
- trans-parent,
- un concealed,
- un restricted,
- un-concealed,
- un-reserved,
- un-restricted.
- haughty
- heroic
- impudent
-
masculine
- aper,
- caveman,
- generative,
- macho,
- stallion,
- beefcake,
- Stout-hearted,
- two-fisted,
- well-built,
- apest,
- hunkest,
- jockest,
- more beefcake,
- more caveman,
- more stallion,
- more stout hearted,
- more stout-hearted,
- more tuna,
- more two fisted,
- more two-fisted,
- more twofisted,
- more well built,
- more well-built,
- more wellbuilt,
- most caveman,
- most generative,
- most stallion,
- most stout hearted,
- most stout-hearted,
- most tuna,
- most two fisted,
- most two-fisted,
- most twofisted,
- most well built,
- most well-built,
- most wellbuilt,
- studder,
- studdest,
- two fisted,
- twofisted,
- well built,
- wellbuilt.
- obtrusive
- officious
-
outgoing
- ex,
- outgoing,
- outward-bound,
- de parting,
- de-parting,
- ex-,
- in formal,
- in-formal,
- more ex,
- more ex-,
- more extrovert,
- more outward bound,
- more withdrawing,
- most ex,
- most ex-,
- most extrovert,
- most outbound,
- most outward bound,
- most outward-bound,
- most outwardbound,
- out bound,
- out going,
- out goinger,
- out goingest,
- out-bound,
- out-going,
- out-goinger,
- out-goingest,
- outward bound,
- re tiring,
- re-tiring,
- un constrained,
- un-restrained,
- with drawing,
- with-drawing.
- pushy
- rambunctious
- scornful
- smart
- stalwart
- all
- daring, risk-taking
- having exaggerated self-opinion
- reckless, daring
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large, great
- big.
- impulsive, brazen
- brash, unashamed
- certain, assured
- arrogant, insolent
- brave, bold
- determined, strong-willed
- reckless, outrageous
- thinking very highly of oneself
- having a skillful way with words
- flaunting, blatant; without shame
- impetuous, rash
- advancing, early
- completely honest
- brave, splendid
- brave, champion
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egotistic/egoistic
- opinionated,
- personal,
- self-admiring,
- inner-directed,
- stuck on oneself,
- inner directed,
- innerdirected,
- more boasting,
- more inner directed,
- more inner-directed,
- more innerdirected,
- more obsessive,
- more self admiring,
- more self-admiring,
- more selfadmiring,
- most boasting,
- most inner directed,
- most inner-directed,
- most innerdirected,
- most obsessive,
- most self admiring,
- most self-admiring,
- most selfadmiring,
- self admiring,
- selfadmiring,
- stuck oneself.
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blaring, noisy
- loud.
- pushy, obvious
- overly sure of oneself
- aggressive, offensive
- loud, energetic
-
careless, impulsive
- rash.
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quiet and self-conscious
- adequate,
- aggressive,
- bent,
- bold,
- brave,
- calm,
- careless,
- conceited,
- confident,
- courageous,
- disposed,
- eager,
- egotistical,
- enough,
- extroverted,
- fearless,
- forward,
- heedless,
- immodest,
- incautious,
- inclined,
- indiscreet,
- outgoing,
- proud,
- rash,
- sufficient,
- unabashed,
- unafraid,
- unashamed,
- unreserved,
- unworried,
- willing,
- Unfearful,
- uncareful,
- unshy.
- brisk, lively
- lively, vivacious
- free and easy; without restraint
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Other relevant words
- nestle,
- nuzzle,
- abounding,
- abundant,
- adequate,
- ample,
- approved,
- authorized,
- big,
- blameless,
- boon,
- bounteous,
- bountiful,
- clean,
- clubbable,
- commendable,
- companionable,
- considerable,
- convivial,
- copious,
- correct,
- creditable,
- decent,
- decorous,
- determined,
- endorsed,
- enlarged,
- enough,
- esteemed,
- ethical,
- exemplary,
- expanded,
- extroverted,
- firm,
- forceful,
- game,
- generous,
- good,
- gregarious,
- guiltless,
- hefty,
- heroic,
- honest,
- honorable,
- immodest,
- jumbo,
- just,
- king-size,
- large,
- largish,
- lavish,
- legal,
- liberal,
- licensed,
- luxuriant,
- mettlesome,
- moral,
- noble,
- outgoing,
- overflowing,
- oversize,
- permissible,
- permitted,
- plenteous,
- plentiful,
- plucky,
- prestigious,
- principled,
- proper,
- reputable,
- reputed,
- resolute,
- respectable,
- respected,
- rich,
- righteous,
- sanctioned,
- satisfactory,
- seemly,
- sizable,
- sociable,
- social,
- spirited,
- spunky,
- substantial,
- super,
- teeming,
- tolerable,
- undeterred,
- unflinching,
- unswerving,
- upright,
- upstanding.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
johnny come lately
- Antonyms:
- expert, local, national.
