Definition for Shy:

• ( shyer, -est, rarely shi-). ( Of beasts, birds, fish, &c.) easily startled, timid, avoiding observation; bashful, coy, uneasy in company; avoiding company of person, chary of doing, ( fight s. of); elusive, hard to find, catch, interpret, &c. Hence shyly adv., shyness n. [ Danish]

Synonyms for Shy:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • unsure,
  • timid.
  •backward (adjective)
  • most uneager,
  • re tiring,
  • un eager,
  • more uneager,
  • in-disposed,
  • un-eager,
  • re-tiring,
  • in disposed.
  •careful (adjective)
  • ex-acting,
  • more thorough,
  • most selfdisciplined,
  • more precise,
  • de liberate,
  • self disciplined,
  • most thorough,
  • de-liberate,
  • observant,
  • more careful,
  • more selfdisciplined,
  • going great lengths,
  • provident,
  • ex acting.
  •cowardly (adjective)
  • Chicken-hearted,
  • softer,
  • shrinking,
  • Cowhearted,
  • no guts,
  • running scared,
  • having the willies,
  • pigeonhearted,
  • lacking courage,
  • yellow-bellied,
  • weak-kneed.
  •coy (adjective)
  • more unassertive,
  • more overmodest,
  • kittenish,
  • most overmodest,
  • un assertive,
  • un-assertive,
  • most unassertive,
  • most rabbity,
  • over modest,
  • more rabbity,
  • prudish.
  •deficient (adjective)
  • unassembled,
  • found wanting,
  • flawed,
  • not make it,
  • outta gas,
  • not up to scratch,
  • not cut out for,
  • meager,
  • incomplete,
  • rarest,
  • not enough,
  • third string.
  •demure (adjective)
  • un-assuming,
  • un assuming,
  • un-assured,
  • more unassured,
  • un assured,
  • unassuming,
  • strait laced,
  • de mure,
  • most unassured,
  • de-mure.
  •diffident (adjective)
  • in securer,
  • un-sure,
  • un-obtrusive,
  • in secure,
  • in-secure,
  • in securest,
  • more unpoised,
  • most blenching,
  • un-poised,
  • dis-trustful,
  • in-securest,
  • un poised,
  • in-securer,
  • more flinching,
  • un obtrusive,
  • most unpoised,
  • dis trustful,
  • un sure,
  • more blenching,
  • most flinching,
  • Unpoised.
  •disinclined (adjective)
  • not in mood,
  • un sympathetic,
  • anti-pathetic,
  • not mood,
  • pro testing,
  • anti pathetic,
  • most objecting,
  • most sticking,
  • most protesting,
  • more protesting,
  • slowest,
  • more objecting,
  • pro-testing,
  • dis inclined,
  • most shying,
  • more sticking,
  • most balking,
  • more shying,
  • dis-inclined,
  • more balking,
  • un-sympathetic,
  • not the mood.
  •distant (adjective)
  • re strained,
  • un friendliest,
  • un companionable,
  • put airs,
  • more standoff,
  • in-sociable,
  • most insociable,
  • most uncompanionable,
  • un-concerned,
  • un-friendlier,
  • stuckup,
  • more insociable,
  • up-pity,
  • re-strained,
  • un-friendly,
  • re-mote,
  • more uncompanionable,
  • most standoff,
  • un-approachable,
  • un approachable,
  • up pity,
  • in sociable,
  • un-companionable,
  • un concerned,
  • unapproachable,
  • un friendlier,
  • Insociable,
  • un-friendliest,
  • on ice.
  •elusive (adjective)
  • in-substantial,
  • fugacious,
  • most phantom,
  • in tangible,
  • most elusory,
  • most stonewalling,
  • more stonewalling,
  • mis leading,
  • in-comprehensible,
  • more elusory,
  • in comprehensible,
  • in substantial,
  • un-specific,
  • in-tangible,
  • most illusory,
  • in-definable,
  • difficult catch,
  • evanescent,
  • more unspecific,
  • un specific,
  • in definable,
  • mis-leading,
  • more phantom,
  • most unspecific.
  •failing (adjective)
  • Unsufficient,
  • Unthriving,
  • unprosperous,
  • fainter.
  •fearful (adjective)
  • have cold feet,
  • in a dither,
  • shaky,
  • aflutter,
  • worried,
  • phobic,
  • goose-bumpy.
  •hesitant (adjective)
  • in decisive,
  • more dawdling,
  • more faltering,
  • un predictable,
  • un-predictable,
  • de laying,
  • most faltering,
  • in-decisive,
  • most dawdling,
  • de-laying,
  • Half-hearted,
  • half hearted,
  • doubting.
  •humble (adjective)
  • unpretentious,
  • supplicatory,
  • unambitious,
  • reverential.
  •ill at ease (adjective)
  • out of place,
  • on tenterhooks,
  • on pins and needles,
  • fidgety,
  • unrelaxed.
  •quiet (adjective)
  • quietest,
  • unexcited,
  • unanxious,
  • pacific,
  • Quieter.
  •quiet and self-conscious (adjective)
  • conscious,
  • afraid,
  • circumspect,
  • loner,
  • chary,
  • recessive,
  • loath,
  • cautious,
  • indisposed,
  • unresponsive,
  • skittish,
  • wary,
  • suspicious,
  • uneffusive,
  • averse,
  • bashful,
  • disinclined,
  • distrustful,
  • apprehensive,
  • introvert,
  • sheepish,
  • shamefaced,
  • modest.
  •reluctant (adjective)
  • more demurring,
  • more grudging,
  • more laggard,
  • most grudging,
  • most laggard,
  • dis-heartened,
  • most disheartened,
  • more disheartened,
  • most demurring,
  • in voluntary,
  • dis heartened,
  • in-voluntary,
  • laggard.
  •reserved (adjective)
  • non committal,
  • un demonstrative,
  • un responsive,
  • self contained,
  • mis-anthropic,
  • un-responsive,
  • un-demonstrative,
  • more eremitic,
  • self-contained,
  • re-served,
  • selfcontained,
  • re served,
  • mis anthropic,
  • most eremitic.
  •reticent (adjective)
  • most unforthcoming,
  • un-forthcoming,
  • un forthcoming,
  • unforthcoming,
  • more unforthcoming.
  •retired (adjective)
  • more emeritus,
  • more immured,
  • more cidevant,
  • most immured,
  • re-tired,
  • re tired,
  • most emeritus,
  • cidevant,
  • retired,
  • dis charged,
  • most cidevant,
  • dis-charged.
  •scant/scanty (adjective)
  • scrimpier,
  • scrimpiest,
  • most minimal.
  •scarce (adjective)
  • more seldom,
  • un-usual,
  • un-common,
  • few far between,
  • more shortened,
  • more semioccasional,
  • most truncated,
  • semi occasional,
  • un-commoner,
  • at premium,
  • most seldom,
  • un commonest,
  • more truncated,
  • most shortened,
  • un commoner,
  • un common,
  • in short supply,
  • un usual,
  • most semioccasional,
  • semi-occasional,
  • few.
  •secluded (adjective)
  • Screened,
  • secluse,
  • blockaded,
  • Seclusive,
  • off the beaten track,
  • off beaten track,
  • tucked away.
  •self-conscious (adjective)
  • out of countenance,
  • self-conscious.
  •self-controlled (adjective)
  • selfcontrolled,
  • self controlled.
  •self-effacing (adjective)
  • more withdrawing,
  • with-drawing,
  • un-pretending,
  • more unpretending,
  • most unpresuming,
  • most unboastful,
  • self effacing,
  • selfeffacing,
  • with drawing,
  • more unpresuming,
  • most withdrawing,
  • un-boastful,
  • most unpretending,
  • re-signed,
  • un pretending,
  • un presuming,
  • more unboastful,
  • un-presuming,
  • re signed,
  • un boastful,
  • unpretending.
  •self-restrained (adjective)
  • selfrestrained,
  • self restrained.
  •short (adjective)
  • low on,
  • shortest.
  •silent (adjective)
  • mum,
  • Inconversable,
  • struck dumb,
  • iced,
  • Husher,
  • closed up,
  • Silentious,
  • unheard.
  •skimpy (adjective)
  • scrimpest.
  •soft (adjective)
  • weak-willed.
  •tongue-tied (adjective)
  • more astounded,
  • at loss for words,
  • most garbled,
  • more amazed,
  • most amazed,
  • tonguetied,
  • tongue tied,
  • more garbled,
  • most astounded.
  •tremulous (adjective)
  • most trembling,
  • more trembling.
  •unconspicuous (adjective)
  • more having,
  • un-conspicuous,
  • unnoticeable,
  • most having,
  • Having,
  • un conspicuous,
  • un-noticeable.
  •undermanned (adjective)
  • under-manned,
  • shorthanded.
  •unnoticeable (adjective)
  • un noticeable.
  •unsociable (adjective)
  • most unneighborly,
  • un-sociable,
  • more nongregarious,
  • more easy-going,
  • more easy going,
  • un congenial,
  • most unsocial,
  • in-accessible,
  • more unsocial,
  • laidback,
  • non gregarious,
  • more brooding,
  • in-hospitable,
  • un-bending,
  • un-social,
  • in hospitable,
  • un bending,
  • un neighborly,
  • un social,
  • un-congenial,
  • most easy going,
  • in accessible,
  • more unneighborly,
  • un-neighborly,
  • most nongregarious,
  • un sociable,
  • most brooding.
  •unwilling (adjective)
  • unobliging,
  • uninclined,
  • unaccommodating,
  • unready,
  • uncheerful,
  • against the grain,
  • unwishful.
  •vacillant (adjective)
  • more shilly shally,
  • most shilly shally,
  • shillyshally,
  • more shilly-shally,
  • shilly shally,
  • more shillyshally,
  • most shillyshally.
  •void (adjective)
  • most emptied,
  • more tenantless,
  • unfilled,
  • most tenantless,
  • un-filled,
  • un-occupied,
  • un filled,
  • most without,
  • un occupied,
  • more without,
  • more emptied.
  •wanting (adjective)
  • most cooked,
  • co oked,
  • un sounder,
  • more cooked,
  • un fulfilled,
  • un-fulfilled,
  • sub standard,
  • not par,
  • more unfulfilled,
  • not up par,
  • dis appointing,
  • more away,
  • un-soundest,
  • most unfulfilled,
  • un sound,
  • most away,
  • co-oked,
  • unfulfilled,
  • sub-standard,
  • un-sounder,
  • dis-appointing,
  • not to par,
  • out gas,
  • un-sound.
  •withdrawn (adjective)
  • most uncurious,
  • in-different,
  • re treated,
  • with drawn,
  • in curious,
  • dis interested,
  • un curious,
  • un-curious,
  • re-treated,
  • in-curious,
  • in different,
  • with-drawn,
  • un-interested,
  • more retreated,
  • most retreated,
  • more uncurious,
  • un interested,
  • dis-interested.

• n.

  •
  • Caged,
  • asexual,
  • best-of-breed,
  • aquatic,
  • captive,
  • amphibious,
  • articulate,
  • androgynous,
  • arboreal,
  • anthropoid.
  •
  • restraint,
  • unsure of yourself,
  • lost.
  •
  • start,
  • approach.
  •act (noun)
  • shy.
  •humble (noun)
  • meek.
  •retiring (noun)
  • timorous.
  •shy (noun)
  • unconfident,
  • insufficient.

• v.

  •avoid (verb)
  • gave slip,
  • gave the slip,
  • stays out,
  • steers clear of,
  • re-coils,
  • circumlocuting,
  • shook and bake,
  • shook bake,
  • shuffled off,
  • fakes out,
  • re coil,
  • shrinking from,
  • shuffling off,
  • giving slip,
  • giving the slip,
  • stepping aside,
  • re-coiled,
  • re-coil,
  • lays low,
  • keeping clear,
  • staying out,
  • ran for cover,
  • with-draws,
  • steps aside,
  • re coiling,
  • circumlocuted,
  • runs for cover,
  • skips out on,
  • staid away,
  • with-draw,
  • gives the slip,
  • shrinks from,
  • give slip,
  • stayed away,
  • staid out,
  • with draws,
  • by passed,
  • running for cover,
  • shrunk from,
  • steered clear of,
  • turns aside,
  • holds off,
  • circumlocutes,
  • by pass,
  • skipping out on,
  • by passes,
  • laying low,
  • shake bake,
  • fended off,
  • shuffles off,
  • re coiled,
  • kept clear,
  • stayed out,
  • skipping town,
  • by passing,
  • re-coiling,
  • shaking and bake,
  • skipped out on,
  • with-drew,
  • with drew,
  • staying away,
  • shrank from,
  • stays away,
  • shakes and bake,
  • with draw,
  • gives slip,
  • skips town,
  • faking out,
  • shaking bake,
  • keeps clear,
  • shakes bake,
  • re coils.
  •balk (verb)
  • upsets apple cart,
  • re-fuses,
  • upsetting apple cart,
  • re fusing,
  • re-fusing,
  • re fuse,
  • re-fused,
  • re fused,
  • re-fuse,
  • re fuses.
  •chuck (verb)
  • dis-carding,
  • dis cards,
  • dis carded,
  • gives heave ho,
  • dis-card,
  • de sert,
  • eighty six,
  • dis-cards,
  • gave heave ho,
  • eightysix,
  • dis card,
  • gives the heave ho,
  • give heave ho,
  • giving heave ho,
  • de-sert,
  • dis carding,
  • giving the heave ho,
  • dis-carded,
  • gave the heave ho.
  •cringe (verb)
  • eating dirt,
  • eats dirt,
  • ate dirt.
  •decline (verb)
  • begging to be excused,
  • dis approving,
  • begged be excused,
  • re probates,
  • dis-approve,
  • dont buy,
  • re-probate,
  • dis approved,
  • sent regrets,
  • sends regrets,
  • de clines,
  • dis missed,
  • dont buying,
  • dis missing,
  • de-clines,
  • not accepts,
  • not accepting,
  • re-probated,
  • turned thumbs down,
  • dis-approves,
  • re-probates,
  • de-cline,
  • don't bought,
  • dis-approving,
  • begs to be excused,
  • beg be excused,
  • de cline,
  • nixed,
  • dont bought,
  • re probating,
  • begging be excused,
  • dis approve,
  • dont buys,
  • begged to be excused,
  • dis-missing,
  • re probated,
  • sending regrets,
  • don't buying,
  • dis approves,
  • dis-missed,
  • turns thumbs down,
  • begs be excused,
  • dis-approved,
  • turning thumbs down,
  • re probate,
  • don't buys,
  • re-probating.
  •demur (verb)
  • pro-tested,
  • hem haw,
  • took exception,
  • takes exception,
  • wait see,
  • pro tested.
  •dissent (verb)
  • dis-accord,
  • dis accorded,
  • dis cording,
  • says not chance,
  • flew in the face of,
  • flies in face of,
  • puts up argument,
  • said not chance,
  • flies face of,
  • saying no way,
  • said nothing doing,
  • dis-accorded,
  • flying face of,
  • put fight,
  • putting a fight,
  • dis accords,
  • flies in the face of,
  • flew the face of,
  • dis sent,
  • flying in the face of,
  • dis cords,
  • putting up fight,
  • dis-accords,
  • says nothing doing,
  • said not a chance,
  • puts a fight,
  • saying not chance,
  • put argument,
  • dis-cording,
  • flew in face of,
  • flies the face of,
  • putting fight,
  • putting an argument,
  • says not a chance,
  • putting argument,
  • fly the face of,
  • dis-cord,
  • flying the face of,
  • fly face of,
  • puts argument,
  • dis-corded,
  • flying in face of,
  • say not chance,
  • dis-according,
  • dis cord,
  • putting up a fight,
  • dis-sent,
  • flew face of,
  • dis accord,
  • says no way,
  • dis sents,
  • put a fight,
  • puts up a fight,
  • putting up argument,
  • saying nothing doing,
  • puts an argument,
  • put an argument,
  • puts fight,
  • dis corded,
  • puts up fight,
  • dis according,
  • saying not a chance,
  • putting up an argument,
  • dis-cords,
  • dis-sents,
  • puts up an argument,
  • said no way.
  •duck (verb)
  • moving side,
  • sub-merge,
  • sub-merged,
  • sub merges,
  • moved to side,
  • sub-merging,
  • sub-merges,
  • moves side,
  • move side,
  • sub merge,
  • sub merging,
  • moving to side,
  • moved side,
  • moves to side.
  •elude (verb)
  • gave runaround,
  • are beyond someone,
  • give runaround,
  • out-run,
  • pass buck,
  • giving the runaround,
  • am beyond someone,
  • stays shy of,
  • gave the runaround,
  • gives runaround,
  • is beyond someone,
  • beats around bush,
  • not touched,
  • out runs,
  • out witting,
  • out run,
  • passing up,
  • running around,
  • out wits,
  • out-runs,
  • giving runaround,
  • wert beyond someone,
  • ran around,
  • were beyond someone,
  • out-wits,
  • passes up,
  • gives the runaround,
  • gave wide berth to,
  • stayed shy of,
  • wast beyond someone,
  • out witted,
  • gotten away from,
  • out running,
  • not touches,
  • art beyond someone,
  • was beyond someone,
  • out-wit,
  • gat away from,
  • beats around the bush,
  • out-witting,
  • runs around,
  • staying shy of,
  • beating around bush,
  • staid shy of,
  • giving wide berth to,
  • out-running,
  • gives wide berth to,
  • out-witted,
  • being beyond someone.
  •eschew (verb)
  • having no truck with,
  • swears off,
  • hath no truck with,
  • lets well enough alone,
  • letted well enough alone,
  • had no truck with,
  • letting well enough alone,
  • hadst no truck with,
  • shied away from,
  • haddest no truck with,
  • shying away from,
  • shies away from,
  • swore off,
  • hast no truck with,
  • has no truck with,
  • sware off.
  •evade (verb)
  • led a merry chase,
  • leading on a merry chase,
  • pre tend,
  • begged question,
  • snuck away,
  • led on merry chase,
  • sneaks away,
  • led merry chase,
  • begs the question,
  • lead merry chase,
  • lead on merry chase,
  • leads on merry chase,
  • slips out,
  • lead a merry chase,
  • beg question,
  • keeping distance,
  • pre tending,
  • slipped out,
  • led on a merry chase,
  • pre-tended,
  • leading on merry chase,
  • leads on a merry chase,
  • pre-tends,
  • slipping out,
  • leads a merry chase,
  • kept distance,
  • sneaking away,
  • slipt out,
  • pre tends,
  • sneaked away,
  • begging question,
  • leading a merry chase,
  • leads merry chase,
  • begged the question,
  • begs question,
  • leading merry chase,
  • pre-tending,
  • keeps distance.
  •fear (verb)
  • dares not,
  • brake out a sweat,
  • broke out a sweat,
  • breaks out a sweat,
  • brake out in a sweat,
  • hath butterflies,
  • being anxious,
  • was awe,
  • were awe,
  • hath qualms,
  • was disquieted,
  • is frightened,
  • am anxious,
  • wert afraid,
  • wert apprehensive,
  • wert disquieted,
  • had butterflies,
  • are awe,
  • was frightened,
  • brake out in sweat,
  • was afraid,
  • am afraid,
  • is disquieted,
  • breaks out in sweat,
  • are anxious,
  • wast frightened,
  • break out a sweat,
  • being disquieted,
  • are in awe,
  • fore sees,
  • art awe,
  • were in awe,
  • wast apprehensive,
  • feeling concern,
  • breaks out sweat,
  • are disquieted,
  • being frightened,
  • fore seeing,
  • break out sweat,
  • fore-see,
  • hadst qualms,
  • breaking out in sweat,
  • fore see,
  • haddest butterflies,
  • is anxious,
  • were apprehensive,
  • be awe,
  • wert awe,
  • fore-sees,
  • having qualms,
  • haddest qualms,
  • broke out in sweat,
  • being apprehensive,
  • durst not,
  • hadst butterflies,
  • wert anxious,
  • had qualms,
  • am apprehensive,
  • wast awe,
  • is apprehensive,
  • art frightened,
  • has qualms,
  • lost courage,
  • feels concern,
  • dared not,
  • hast qualms,
  • am in awe,
  • being afraid,
  • art afraid,
  • were disquieted,
  • loses courage,
  • was in awe,
  • wast anxious,
  • was apprehensive,
  • fore saw,
  • brake out sweat,
  • art apprehensive,
  • broke out in a sweat,
  • were afraid,
  • fore-seen,
  • breaking out in a sweat,
  • losing courage,
  • wast in awe,
  • were frightened,
  • having butterflies,
  • being awe,
  • break out in sweat,
  • breaking out sweat,
  • hast butterflies,
  • art anxious,
  • breaking out a sweat,
  • was anxious,
  • am awe,
  • wast disquieted,
  • fore-saw,
  • were anxious,
  • is in awe,
  • am disquieted,
  • broke out sweat,
  • wert frightened,
  • fore seen,
  • are apprehensive,
  • is awe,
  • being in awe,
  • art in awe,
  • breaks out in a sweat,
  • has butterflies,
  • are frightened,
  • wert in awe,
  • daring not,
  • felt concern,
  • are afraid,
  • wast afraid.
  •fling (verb)
  • letted fly,
  • letting fly,
  • lets fly.
  •gag (verb)
  • de-aden,
  • tonguetie,
  • re-pressing,
  • tongueties,
  • re press,
  • re pressing,
  • keeping lid on,
  • keeps the lid on,
  • de-adens,
  • re-strains,
  • re straining,
  • tongue-tying,
  • tongue tying,
  • puts the lid on,
  • corks up,
  • re-presses,
  • putting lid on,
  • re-strain,
  • de adens,
  • puts lid on,
  • tonguetying,
  • re-straining,
  • taped up,
  • re strains,
  • de aden,
  • tongue-ties,
  • keeping the lid on,
  • kept the lid on,
  • re strain,
  • putting the lid on,
  • kept lid on,
  • taping up,
  • re pressed,
  • re presses,
  • tapes up,
  • tongue ties,
  • keeps lid on.
  •scruple (verb)
  • am loath,
  • being loath,
  • art unwilling,
  • is unwilling,
  • was loath,
  • art loath,
  • wert reluctant,
  • being unwilling,
  • thought twice about,
  • being reluctant,
  • is reluctant,
  • are reluctant,
  • thinking twice about,
  • wast unwilling,
  • am reluctant,
  • is loath,
  • wert loath,
  • were loath,
  • are unwilling,
  • am unwilling,
  • wert unwilling,
  • wast loath,
  • are loath,
  • were reluctant,
  • were unwilling,
  • thinks twice about,
  • was unwilling,
  • was reluctant,
  • art reluctant,
  • wast reluctant.
  •shun (verb)
  • has nothing do with,
  • coldshouldered,
  • coldshouldering,
  • palming off,
  • giving a wide berth,
  • had nothing do with,
  • hid out,
  • hath nothing to do with,
  • hided out,
  • stood aloof from,
  • hadst nothing do with,
  • haddest nothing to do with,
  • having no part of,
  • give wide berth,
  • had no part of,
  • hath nothing do with,
  • turning back on,
  • hiding out,
  • hast nothing to do with,
  • having nothing do with,
  • having nothing to do with,
  • gave wide berth,
  • hadst nothing to do with,
  • hast nothing do with,
  • gives a wide berth,
  • gave a wide berth,
  • coldshoulders,
  • gives wide berth,
  • kept clear of,
  • keeping clear of,
  • giving wide berth,
  • hadst no part of,
  • hast no part of,
  • stands aloof from,
  • haddest nothing do with,
  • has no part of,
  • has nothing to do with,
  • haddest no part of,
  • hides out,
  • hath no part of,
  • standing aloof from,
  • keeps away from,
  • keeps clear of,
  • cold shouldering,
  • have nothing do with,
  • turns back on,
  • cold shouldered,
  • had nothing to do with.
  •start (verb)
  • jump gun.
  •throw (verb)
  • flings off,
  • dis-lodge,
  • dis charge,
  • over turns,
  • dis-lodges,
  • up-sets,
  • over-whelming,
  • un horsed,
  • un seating,
  • un-seated,
  • dis-charging,
  • de livering,
  • over whelming,
  • un-horses,
  • de-liver,
  • letted go,
  • un-horsing,
  • up setting,
  • lapidating,
  • dis lodged,
  • over whelmed,
  • dis-lodged,
  • dis-lodging,
  • dis lodge,
  • over whelm,
  • over-whelms,
  • de-livering,
  • un seated,
  • dis charging,
  • over-whelm,
  • flung off,
  • de livered,
  • dis lodges,
  • un-horse,
  • up sets,
  • de-livered,
  • un seat,
  • over turning,
  • un horsing,
  • un-horsed,
  • dis charges,
  • over-turning,
  • de livers,
  • un horses,
  • over whelms,
  • un-seat,
  • dis lodging,
  • de liver,
  • un-seating,
  • un horse,
  • over-turn,
  • dis-charge,
  • up-setting,
  • dis-charges,
  • de-livers,
  • flinging off,
  • over-whelmed.
  •wince (verb)
  • make face,
  • making a face,
  • made a face,
  • makes a face,
  • made face,
  • makes face,
  • making face.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • inferiority complex,
  • inhibited,
  • self-effacing,
  • cowardly.
  •
  • hurl,
  • feminine,
  • awkwardly,
  • inferior,
  • quail,
  • retiring,
  • launch,
  • insecure,
  • modestly,
  • flinch,
  • blench.
  •
  • sling,
  • under,
  • toss,
  • hurtle,
  • recoil.
  •
  • heave,
  • shrink,
  • pitch,
  • dart,
  • dash.
  •
  • awkward.
  •
  • wanting.
  •
  • short.
  •
  • shoot.
  •avoid
  • stay away,
  • laid low,
  • circumlocute,
  • steering clear of,
  • stay out,
  • step aside,
  • skip town,
  • hold off,
  • turning aside,
  • shuffle off,
  • ward off,
  • skip out on,
  • fake out,
  • Withdrew,
  • give the slip,
  • shakes off,
  • turned aside,
  • shake off,
  • steer clear of,
  • by-passes,
  • Escaping,
  • shake and bake,
  • by-passed,
  • fending off,
  • skipped town,
  • faked out,
  • by-passing,
  • lay low,
  • Shied,
  • stepped aside,
  • By-pass,
  • run for cover,
  • shrink from,
  • keep clear,
  • turn aside,
  • shies.
  •cringe
  • eat dirt,
  • grovelling.
  •deflect
  • Slipped,
  • Parried,
  • cover up,
  • slewing,
  • slipping,
  • fend,
  • covering up,
  • sheers,
  • covered up,
  • wheeled,
  • volte-face,
  • volte-faces,
  • glance off,
  • Sheered,
  • Slewed,
  • Sheering,
  • covers up,
  • keep off.
  •deviate
  • go off on tangent,
  • take a turn,
  • get around,
  • go out of way,
  • not conforming,
  • bear off,
  • bend the rules,
  • getting around,
  • break pattern,
  • go amiss,
  • aberrate,
  • edge off,
  • swim against stream,
  • aberrated,
  • circumlocate,
  • go out of control,
  • not conform,
  • go haywire,
  • depart from,
  • angle off,
  • takes a turn,
  • leave beaten path.
  •disagree
  • dissent,
  • demur.
  •eschew
  • swear off,
  • Forsworn,
  • have no truck with,
  • shy away from,
  • give up,
  • swearing off,
  • let well enough alone,
  • forswear.
  •fear
  • be afraid,
  • have butterflies,
  • Fearing,
  • be disquieted,
  • is afraid,
  • feel concern,
  • break out in a sweat,
  • be in awe,
  • be apprehensive,
  • be anxious,
  • Feared,
  • dare not,
  • lose courage,
  • have qualms,
  • be frightened.
  •gag
  • tongue tie,
  • tongue-tie,
  • Garroting,
  • garrotes,
  • put the lid on,
  • cork up,
  • tape up,
  • corking,
  • corked up,
  • corked,
  • keep lid on,
  • corking up,
  • keep the lid on,
  • Garroted,
  • garrote,
  • put lid on.
  •reserved
  • uncommitted.
  •scruple
  • be reluctant,
  • scruple,
  • be loath,
  • be unwilling,
  • think twice about,
  • scruples.

Paraphrases for Shy:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    bashful.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    hesitant, cautious, Half-hearted, ashamed, frightened, modest, afraid, reticent, scared, uncomfortable, reserved, fearful, annoyed, discreet, embarrassing.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, hesitate, shrink.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    timid, self-conscious, embarrassed, coy, tentative.

Antonyms for Shy:

• adj.

  • all
    confident.
  • quiet and self-conscious
    forward, unabashed, proud, fearless, conceited, calm, disposed, egotistical, unreserved, unworried, inclined, careless, unshy, incautious, Unfearful, heedless, courageous, eager, unafraid, indiscreet, uncareful, brave, unashamed, rash, aggressive, sufficient, bent, willing, bold.
  • Other antonyms:
    hefty, undeterred, super, lavish, forceful, heroic, approved, moral, king-size, boon, creditable, commendable, large, upright, endorsed, correct, largish, outgoing, clean, good, legal, plenteous, tolerable, enlarged, noble, adequate, game, unswerving, prestigious, satisfactory, unflinching, principled, considerable, social, companionable, convivial, bounteous, sizable, seemly, luxuriant, decent, upstanding, permissible, honest, righteous, proper, determined, exemplary, spunky, permitted, reputable, respectable, esteemed, honorable, plucky, copious, authorized, oversize, overflowing, respected, bountiful, reputed, licensed, extroverted, just, ethical, clubbable, spirited, expanded, substantial, teeming, mettlesome, rich, firm, gregarious, jumbo, big, sociable, guiltless, liberal, resolute, sanctioned, abundant, blameless, generous, enough, abounding, ample, plentiful, decorous, immodest.

Shy Sentence Examples:

• I was not shy.

• " Dear Princess," he said, " you did not tell me that she was so very farouche, so very shy indeed.

Homophones for Shy:

• sick joke, succuss, sauk, she-oak, say, saucy, sheika, sus, schizaea, squasy, shah, shoe, sago, sic, scow, sass, 1830s, shaky, see, sissy, suez, sousa, swiz, sheesha, soya, sis, siss, sissu, shikoku, sika, soho, sise, 1890s, Swiss Cheese, shuha, SSA, shoes, Swaggie, sock, shia, soakage, 1760s, sikh, squawk, 1970s, sa, sausage, suck, sky-high, shock, Susa, sequoya, sea ash, ski wax, sky, sou, 1980s, shack, soy sauce, so-so, swage, si, shuck, 1920s, siege, showcase, 1870s, 1770s, shako, sissyish, 1840s, SSS, squawky, schweiz, shua, scag, 1790s, scoke, sash, Sacajawea, sax, sexy, shew, shay, skeg, sow, sigeh, squashy, ski, SG, shush, sag, swosh, 1940s, souse, sos, sea, segue, sugi, scouse, skyway, swiss, seize, six, sequoia, sue, seaquake, shiksa, sussex, 1950s, seek, sewage, Seiji Ozawa, 1960s, sough, 1860s, sse, S, showy, squash, swazi, swishy, sashay, 1900s, ssw, swig, SAS, 1850s, 1880s, 1990s, souk, sess, sagacious, skew, suisse, succus, sage, schizaeaceae, schuss, 1930s, Skag, squeaky, saxe, sickish, socage, 1780s, sassy, sioux, swish, 1820s, Shai, Sousse, seiche, segway, squeeze, squish, soja, sex, swoosh, seasick, syzygy, skyhook, shaggy, so, Skaw, soggy, sizz, sec, shaw, shoji, sc, sea cow, squeak, squishy, 1750s, shiah, shwa, shoo away, sigh, such, sac, saw, squeegee, sew, saki, shikse, sacco, swag, soy, shag, sheikha, squaw, sacque, saga, shoo, sw, sheik, swash, succos, shogi, shake, show, shucks, shisha, sacagawea, size, sick, success, soak, say-so, se, sake, Susah, sequoyah, sauce, saiga, skyjack, skua, sack, ss, sukiyaki, saek, sheikh, shook, sushi, sway, 1530s, schwa, skagway, soh, sockeye, sissoo, scsi, seesaw, seaway.

Hyponym for Shy:

• n.

  • act
    throw.

• v.

  • contact
    throw.
  • motion
    start, startle, jump.