What is another word for shyness?
168 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈa͡ɪnəs], [ ʃˈaɪnəs], [ ʃ_ˈaɪ_n_ə_s]
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Similar words for shyness:
- bashfulness (noun)
- demureness (noun)
- diffidence (noun)
- humility (noun)
- inhibition (noun)
- irresolution (noun)
- modesty (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- reserve (noun)
- reticence (noun)
- taciturnity (noun)
- uncommunicativeness (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Shyness:
n.
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- restraint.
- nervousness,
- insecurity,
- stage fright,
- apprehension,
- mike fright,
- reticence,
- abashment,
- sheepishness,
- timorousness.
- mousiness,
- backwardness,
- reluctance,
- doubt,
- fear,
- timidity,
- shyness,
- in security,
- hesitation,
- bashfulness,
- self-consciousness,
- unassertiveness,
- constraint.
- Non-resistance,
- unpretentiousness,
- subjection,
- obedience,
- fawning,
- nonresistance,
- lack of pride,
- servility,
- docilities,
- unobtrusiveness,
- Lowliness,
- self-abasement,
- self-abnegation,
- submissiveness,
- resignation,
- abasement,
- passiveness,
- subservience,
- obsequiousness,
- docility,
- inferiority complex.
- blockage,
- suppression,
- interdict,
- embargo,
- check,
- prohibition,
- bar,
- obstacle,
- prevention,
- interference,
- barrier.
- unsureness,
- infirmity,
- tentativeness,
- ambivalence,
- inconsistency,
- changeability,
- indecisiveness,
- double-mindedness,
- irresolution,
- capriciousness,
- hesitance,
- volatility,
- impulsiveness,
- yellowness,
- fickleness,
- halfheartedness,
- vacillation,
- insipidity,
- wateriness,
- spinelessness,
- shiftiness,
- unwillingness,
- weakness,
- uncertainty.
- unselfishness,
- selflessness,
- coyness,
- demureness,
- undemonstrativeness,
- modesty,
- reservation,
- meekness.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- reservedness,
- falter,
- bashful quality,
- shamefacedness,
- compunction,
- stagefright,
- scrupulousness,
- sense of shame,
- objection,
- faintheartedness,
- confusion,
- recoil,
- Pudency,
- Demurity,
- protest,
- stammering,
- faltering,
- boggle,
- Scrupulosity,
- afraidness,
- poltroonery,
- shrinking,
- Stickling,
- shamefastness,
- pause,
- aloofness,
- hesitancy,
- fearfulness,
- Boggling,
- jumpiness,
- coldness,
- cravenness,
- demur,
- awkwardness,
- qualm,
- mildness,
- scruple,
- qualmishness,
- cowardice,
- clumsiness,
- formality,
- skittishness,
- demurral,
- introversion,
- shame.
How to use "Shyness" in context?
When it comes to shyness, there can be lots of different definitions for it. But, generally, shyness is a state of feeling inhibited or shy in social or new situations. It's also considered a personality trait, meaning that it's a natural tendency that some people have.
One thing to keep in mind is that shyness is not always a bad thing. It can be protective, which is why some people can be shy in situations where they don't feel safe or comfortable. It can also keep you from making mistakes.
Some people are born shy and others develop it over time.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
timidity.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Shyness:
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Hyponym for Shyness:
n.
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feeling
timorousness, timidness, timidity.
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feeling
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