Synonyms for coy
kɔɪcoy

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1. coy

   Synonyms:
   shy, reserved, bashful, shrinking, retreating, modest

   Antonyms:
   bold, forward, rompish, hoydenish

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1. coy, demure, overmodestadjective

   affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

   Synonyms:
   overmodest, demure

   Antonyms:
   bold, immodest, definite

2. coyadjective

   showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement

   "a politician coy about his intentions"

   Synonyms:
   overmodest, demure

   Antonyms:
   definite, bold, immodest

3. coyadjective

   modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures

   "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"

   Synonyms:
   overmodest, demure

   Antonyms:
   definite, immodest, bold

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1. coyadjective

   Synonyms:
   modest, diffident, shy, shrinking, timid, bashful, reserved, distant, demure

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1. coyadjective

   Synonyms:
   shy, modest, retiring, demure, reserved

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1. List of paraphrases for "coy":

   cie, icra, shy, cbg, timid

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1. Hillary Clinton:

   The Republican nominee will do the exact opposite, he plays coy with white supremacists. … He demeans women. And he wants to ban an entire religion from entering the country.

2. David Payne:

   If … Christie or Kasich decide to get in the race, they would instantly command more attention and more money than most of the individuals who have already filed their official paperwork, late summer 2015 will clear up all this confusion about who’s actually running and who our top candidates are in the early primary states. ... If you’re a candidate who’s still playing it coy in August, it will be too late for you.

3. Barack Obama:

   I don't want to be coy. The prime minister and I have a very real difference around Iran.

4. Joe Walsh:

   I'm strongly, strongly considering it. That's -- again, I'm not trying to be cute or coy. I've told you before -- if somebody's going to get in there and go after Joe Walsh... it's got to be done soon.

5. Cory Booker:

   I'm not going to play coy. I'm sure after the midterm elections, I'll give it a look, but to me, my momentum, my energy, my focus is 2018 and making sure I get re-elected in 2020.