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Synonyms for shy
ʃaɪshy
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Wiktionary
shynoun
shynoun
Easily frightened; timid.
a shy bird.
shyverb
Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
coconut shy
shyadjective
Cautious; wary; suspicious.
shyadjective
shyadjective
English Synonyms and Antonyms
shy
Synonyms:
modest, reserved, retiring, unassuming, unobtrusiveAntonyms:
impertinent, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive, officious
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Princeton's WordNet
shyadjective
a quick throw
"he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
Antonyms:
sufficient, unwarydiffident, shy, timid, unsureadjective
lacking self-confidence
"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
Synonyms:
diffident, faint, shy(p), fainthearted, faint-hearted, timid, uncertain, shy, unsure, incertainAntonyms:
sufficient, unwaryshy(p)adjective
short
"eleven is one shy of a dozen"
Antonyms:
sufficient, unwaryshyverb
wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
"shy of strangers"
Synonyms:
shy(p), timid, diffident, unsureAntonyms:
unwary, sufficientshyverb
start suddenly, as from fright
Antonyms:
unwary, sufficientshyverb
throw quickly
Antonyms:
unwary, sufficient
Editors Contribution
quietadjective
shy people are quiet and timid
that girl is quiet and timid
Submitted by gilliancreedon on December 20, 2022reticent
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "shy":
timid, bashful, self-conscious, coy, embarrassed, half-hearted, tentative
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#258 | reserved | |
#10026 | modest | |
#11163 | shy | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#13349 | unsure | |
#15135 | faint | |
#15140 | tentative | |
#15340 | suspicion | |
#19227 | retiring | |
#20401 | embarrassed | |
#21238 | shrinking | |
#29815 | coy | |
#33672 | timid | |
#47406 | unobtrusive | |
#61086 | unassuming | |
#74473 | bashful | |
#165988 | diffident | |
#178624 | chary | |
#251834 | fainthearted |
How to use shy in a sentence?
Brianna Kupfer was a great role model, Brianna Kupfer was very, very caring. Brianna Kupfer was reserved and quiet and shy at times and some other times Brianna Kupfer'd be the life of the party and Brianna Kupfer just -- Brianna Kupfer really is the role model, i'm so proud of what Brianna Kupfer's accomplished and where Brianna Kupfer was going.
Shy bairnes get nay toffee
Sit here or here. Sit over on the chair, i’ll sit over there. I am too shy.
They( Hotel Pourtales) may claim Hotel Pourtales is because high profile stars are camera shy, but let them tell you this, and point out to them that the lack of camera surveillance may also be grounds for a lawsuit blaming the whole incident on lax security.
I was just a very quiet, shy kid, and growing up with two brothers, it was a very physical childhood and brothers were just wrestling all the time, so I was used to that.
Translations for shy
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- مورط, خجول, خجلArabic
- vergonyósCatalan, Valencian
- plachý, hodit sebou, uskočit, mrštit sebou, opatrný, praštit sebou, odměřenýCzech
- kast, smide, kaste, genertDanish
- schüchtern, scheu, verlegenGerman
- ντροπαλόςGreek
- tímido, lanzar, reservado, vergonzosoSpanish
- خجالتیPersian
- vajaa, heitto, ujo, nolo, arka, heittopaikka, kavahtaa, säikkyä, varovainen, heittääFinnish
- embarrassé, prudent, timide, apeuréFrench
- cúthailIrish
- faitaghManx
- félénkHungarian
- pemaluIndonesian
- feiminnIcelandic
- adombrarsi, timidoItalian
- ביישןHebrew
- 恥ずかしい, 弱気, 慎重, 引っ込み思案, 恥ずかしがり屋, 寡黙Japanese
- timidus, verecundus, pavidus, timidos agitabisLatin
- beschroomd, gooiplek, verlegen, klein, aangooi, timide, gooien, voorzichtig, terugspringen, weggooien, verstandig, werpen, bedeesd, worp, gereserveerd, schuchter, gooiplaats, schroomvalligDutch
- sjenertNorwegian
- nieśmiałyPolish
- medroso, avergonhado, arremesso, assustado, envergonhado, lance, tímido, reservado, cuidadoso, lançamento, pávidoPortuguese
- timidRomanian
- робкий, нерешительный, смущённый, пугливый, застенчивый, стыдливый, растерянный, стеснительный, осторожныйRussian
- blygSwedish
- வெட்கப்படவில்லைTamil
- utangaçTurkish
- شرمیلیUrdu
- nhátVietnamese
- shyYiddish
- 害羞Chinese
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