What are some opposite words for shyness?
Antonyms for shynessshy·ness
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term shyness.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
shyness
Bashfulness is a shrinking from notice without assignable reason. Coyness is a half encouragement, half avoidance of offered attention, and may be real or affected. Diffidence is self-distrust; modesty, a humble estimate of oneself in comparison with others, or with the demands of some undertaking. Modesty has also the specific meaning of a sensitive shrinking from anything indelicate. Shyness is a tendency to shrink from observation; timidity, a distinct fear of criticism, error, or failure. Reserve is the holding oneself aloof from others, or holding back one's feelings from expression, or one's affairs from communication to others. Reserve may be the retreat of shyness, or, on the other hand, the contemptuous withdrawal of pride and haughtiness. Compare ABASH; PRIDE; TACITURN.
Antonyms:
abandon, arrogance, assumption, assurance, boldness, conceit, confidence, egotism, forwardness, frankness, freedom, haughtiness, impudence, indiscretion, loquaciousness, loquacity, pertness, sauciness, self-conceit, self-sufficiency, sociabilitySynonyms:
backwardness, bashfulness, coldness, constraint, coyness, diffidence, modesty, reserve, timidity, unobtrusiveness
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Princeton's WordNet
shynessnoun
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
shynessnoun
Synonyms:
diffidence, coyness, timidity, bashfulness
How to use shyness in a sentence?
If you explore beneath shyness or party chit-chat, you can sometimes turn a dull exchange into an intriguing one. I've found this to be particularly true in the case of professors or intellectuals, who are full of fascinating information, but need encouragement before they'll divulge it.
Shyness is..
It is likely that the experience of … shyness in response to a speech task is a relatively common, normative experience for children at this age, for a smaller group of temperamentally shy children, however, being the center of attention may be stressful across time and various contexts.
She is a self-described introvert, her book talks about how hard it was for her to get over her shyness so that she could give these speeches, so what it took for her to give a speech like that, I think, was really driven by the love of her husband.
Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#2076 | freedom | |
#3355 | confidence | |
#5434 | assurance | |
#7150 | assumption | |
#14530 | abandon | |
#25023 | arrogance | |
#50191 | shyness | |
#51703 | boldness | |
#54936 | conceit | |
#85657 | frankness | |
#92835 | indiscretion | |
#94531 | sociability | |
#96782 | egotism | |
#120619 | impudence | |
#174137 | haughtiness | |
#258263 | forwardness |
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