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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. shynoun

   Antonyms:
   brazen, bold, audacious

2. shynoun

   Easily frightened; timid.

   a shy bird.

   Antonyms:
   bold, audacious, brazen

3. shyverb

   Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

   coconut shy

   Antonyms:
   brazen, bold, audacious

4. shyadjective

   Cautious; wary; suspicious.

   Antonyms:
   brazen, audacious, bold

5. shyadjective

   Antonyms:
   audacious, bold, brazen

6. shyadjective

   Antonyms:
   brazen, bold, audacious

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. shy

   Synonyms:
   timid, reserved, modest, bashful, suspicion, shrinking, chary

   Antonyms:
   bold, brazen-faced, impudent, audacious, reckless

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shyadjective

   a quick throw

   «he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman»

   Antonyms:
   sufficient, unwary

2. diffident, 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, unsure, incertain

   Antonyms:
   sufficient, unwary

3. shy(p)adjective

   short

   «eleven is one shy of a dozen»

   Antonyms:
   sufficient, unwary

4. shyverb

   wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things

   «shy of strangers»

   Synonyms:
   shy(p), timid, diffident, unsure

   Antonyms:
   unwary, sufficient

5. shyverb

   start suddenly, as from fright

   Antonyms:
   unwary, sufficient

6. shyverb

   throw quickly

   Antonyms:
   unwary, sufficient

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quietadjective

   shy people are quiet and timid

   that girl is quiet and timid

2. no confidenceadjective

   having no confidence is when you don’t feel sure about something, someone, or yourself’s ideas, thoughts, actions, or words.

   the girl had no confidence when she didn’t stand up to the bully.

   Submitted by anonymous on January 28, 2023  

3. reticent

   Submitted by anonymous on September 6, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. shyadjective

   Synonyms:
   coy, reserved, bashful, diffident, timid, sheepish, shame-faced, over-modest

2. shyadjective

   Synonyms:
   cautious, wary, heedful, chary

3. shynoun

   Synonyms:
   sudden start (as of a horse)

4. shynoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] fling, throw

5. shyverb

   Synonyms:
   fling, throw, jerk, cast, toss, hurl, FLIRT, chuck, pitch, sling

6. shyverb

   Synonyms:
   sheer, start aside

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1. Rick Wilson:

   I love a good negative ad. I’m never going to shy from them, i don’t take any of the, ‘Oh, you’re so negative’ stuff to heart. Yeah, you bet. It’s still a tool that works.

2. The Kings:

   What we have to understand is nobody’s coming to save us, we have to put pressure on the opposing team and match the physicality and show that we’re not going to shy away.

3. Ashish Jha:

   We’re looking at the company that makes it. We’re looking at their ability to produce more. We’re talking to them about contract manufacturing in the United States and being able to produce more vaccines here, so we’re looking at a whole range of options. Obviously, if other tools that the federal government has at its disposal are helpful, we will not be shy about invoking those tools. But right now, we are looking at these sets of factors to see how much more vaccine can we get in United States.

4. Anna Amimour:

   He was a nice person, a sensitive person, a bit shy but somebody you can rely on. He was generous, someone who loved to laugh and joke, a cheeky little boy.

5. Dynasty Star Willie Robertson:

   What is this country coming to where like the coach out in Washington can’t say a prayer… I’m kind of with the Founding Fathers of the country who were strong believers that you know this whole country was founded on our Christian faith and so they didn’t shy away from it, I won’t shy away from it and if you get fired, you get fired. Some things are worth losing your job over.

• 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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