Definition for Self-conscious:

• Conscious of one's self as an object of the observation of others; as, the speaker was too self- conscious.

Synonyms for Self-conscious:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • self-conscious.
  •bashful (adjective)
  • shrinking,
  • reticent,
  • timid,
  • confused,
  • reserved,
  • coy,
  • demure,
  • Verecund,
  • backward,
  • constrained,
  • Recoiling,
  • blushing,
  • silent,
  • timorous,
  • retiring,
  • chary,
  • self-effacing.
  •conscious (adjective)
  • reflective,
  • rational,
  • willful,
  • reasoning,
  • premeditated,
  • calculated,
  • responsible,
  • knowing,
  • deliberate.
  •diffident (adjective)
  • doubtful,
  • mousy,
  • Unpoised,
  • insecure,
  • distrustful,
  • withdrawn,
  • Blenching,
  • unassuming,
  • unobtrusive,
  • reluctant,
  • suspicious,
  • dubious,
  • meek,
  • Flinching.
  •humble (adjective)
  • unambitious,
  • supplicatory.
  •ill (at ease) (adjective)
  • ill.
  •ill at ease (adjective)
  • on tenterhooks,
  • on edge,
  • out of place,
  • restless,
  • faltering,
  • unsettled,
  • disturbed,
  • tense,
  • disquieted,
  • edgy,
  • fidgety,
  • on pins and needles,
  • unrelaxed.
  •self-conscious (adjective)
  • artificial,
  • shamefaced,
  • ill-at-ease,
  • discomfited,
  • anxious,
  • uneasy,
  • unsure,
  • stilted,
  • uncertain,
  • shy,
  • stiff,
  • awkward,
  • nervous,
  • out of countenance.
  •self-effacing (adjective)
  • selfeffacing,
  • self effacing.
  •sheepish (adjective)
  • more mortified,
  • more chagrined,
  • most mortified,
  • most chagrined.
  •strained (adjective)
  • at end of rope,
  • wrecker,
  • nervous wreck,
  • in a state,
  • taut,
  • hard put,
  • unglued,
  • strung out.
  •uncomfortable (adjective)
  • un-comfortable,
  • more discomposed,
  • most discomposed,
  • more vexed,
  • more suffering,
  • pained,
  • more galled,
  • more wracked,
  • more chafed,
  • most anguished,
  • most chafed,
  • most suffering,
  • dis composed,
  • most vexed,
  • dis-composed,
  • more anguished,
  • un comfortable,
  • most wracked,
  • most galled.

• n.

  •
  • repentant,
  • foolish,
  • feel/look small,
  • guilty,
  • embarrassed,
  • abashed,
  • sorry,
  • contrite,
  • ashamed.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • self-centered.

Paraphrases for Self-conscious:

• Forward Entailment

  • Adjective
    conscious.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    cautious.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    uncomfortable, shy, timid, bashful, embarrassed, coy, uneasy, Half-hearted, nervous, self-aware, embarrassing, aware.

Antonyms for Self-conscious:

• adj.

  • affected
    uninjured, ok, unimpaired, unhurt, unchanged.
  • bashful
    unabashed, confident, unshy.
  • conscious
    indifferent, unfeeling, unconscious, unintentional, not deliberate, unstudied.
  • diffident
    bold.
  • humble
    pretentious, egotistical, showy, insolent, conceited, assertive, proud, brave, boasting.
  • ill at ease
    comfortable, at ease, content.
  • inhibited
    forward, aggressive, self-confident, immodest.
  • mannered
    unpretentious, natural.
  • modest
    courageous, arrogant, unashamed.
  • self-conscious
    secure, assured, unself-conscious, sure.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    comfy.