Question

Find out the analogous meaning of shyness from the passege ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1easily frightened

a shy cat who hid under the bed every time she heard any loud noise

Synonyms for shy

fainthearted, 

fearful, 

fearsome, 

mousy

 (or mousey), 

scary, 

skittish, 

timid, 

timorous, 

tremulous

Words Related to shy

chicken, 

chickenhearted, 

chicken-livered, 

cowardly, 

craven, 

dastardly, 

gutless, 

lily-livered, 

milk-livered

 [archaic], 

poltroon, 

pusillanimous, 

spineless, 

unheroic, 

yellow

jittery, 

jumpy, 

spooky

anxious, 

apprehensive, 

nervous

afraid, 

alarmed, 

horrified, 

panicked, 

panicky, 

panic-stricken, 

scared, 

shocked, 

spooked, 

startled, 

terrified, 

terrorized, 

unnerved

Near Antonyms for shy

brave, 

courageous, 

dauntless, 

doughty, 

fearless, 

gallant, 

greathearted, 

heroic

 (also heroical), 

intrepid, 

lionhearted, 

stalwart, 

stout, 

stouthearted, 

undaunted, 

valiant, 

valorous

assured, 

confident, 

self-assured, 

self-confident

determined, 

firm, 

game, 

plucky, 

resolute, 

undeterred, 

unflinching, 

unswerving

mettlesome, 

spirited, 

spunky

Antonyms for shy

adventuresome, 

adventurous, 

audacious, 

bold, 

daring, 

dashing, 

gutsy, 

hardy, 

venturesome, 

venturous

2not comfortable around people

a shy person who finds talking to anyone but a close friend to be an awkward and unpleasant experience

Synonyms for shy

backward, 

bashful, 

coy, 

demure, 

diffident, 

introverted, 

modest, 

recessive, 

retiring, 

self-effacing, 

sheepish, 

withdrawn

Words Related to shy

antisocial, 

lone, 

lone-wolf, 

unsociable, 

unsocial

awkward, 

embarrassed, 

self-conscious, 

unadventurous, 

unassertive, 

unenterprising

inhibited, 

reserved, 

uneasy, 

uptight

Near Antonyms for shy

boon, 

clubbable

 (also clubable), 

companionable, 

convivial, 

gregarious, 

sociable, 

social

bold, 

dashing, 

forceful

brash, 

forward, 

overbold, 

uninhibited, 

unreserved

Antonyms for shy

extroverted

 (also extraverted), 

immodest, 

outgoing

3not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need

the team is shy a couple of players because of illness

Synonyms for shy

deficient, 

inadequate, 

insufficient, 

lacking, 

low, 

scarce, 

short, 

wanting

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