Thesaurus / shy away
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synonyms for shy away
- convert
- return
- shift
- move
- transform
- twist
- switch
- swing
- change
- swerve
- depart
- curve
- vary
- direct
- sidetrack
- pivot
- whip
- whirl
- sheer
- inverse
- relapse
- subvert
- retrace
- invert
- alternate
- diverge
- upset
- about-face
- swirl
- sway
- deviate
- wheel
- detour
- zigzag
- tack
- recoil
- detract
- capsize
- incline
- veer
- revert
- alter
- backslide
- aim
- digress
- regress
- loop
- call off
- double back
- go back
- redirect
- shunt
- volte-face
- change position
- face about
- rechannel
- hold back
- hover
- pause
- procrastinate
- stick
- straggle
- trail
- drop back
- drop behind
- hang fire
- hang off
- hold off
- lag behind
- shrink back
- stay back
- ponder
- pause
- balk
- waffle
- waver
- falter
- stumble
- dither
- defer
- swerve
- pussyfoot
- seesaw
- debate
- dillydally
- alternate
- delay
- flounder
- doubt
- fumble
- shrink
- hover
- stop
- hang
- tergiversate
- hedge
- dally
- fluctuate
- scruple
- oscillate
- vacillate
- linger
- shift
- stammer
- straddle
- demur
- stutter
- weigh
- balance
- equivocate
- blow hot and cold
- hang back
- hem and haw
- hold back
- be irresolute
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- hold off
- pull back
- sit on fence
- think about
- think twice
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- carry on
- attack
- stay
- go
- meet
- face
- do well
- rush
- go along
- agree
- advance
- continue
- resolve
- persevere
- go ahead
- remain
- hurry
- hasten
- expedite
- persist
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
WORDS RELATED TO SHY AWAY
- alternate
- balance
- balk
- be irresolute
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- blow hot and cold
- dally
- debate
- defer
- delay
- demur
- dillydally
- dither
- doubt
- equivocate
- falter
- flounder
- fluctuate
- fumble
- hang
- hang back
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hold back
- hold off
- hover
- linger
- oscillate
- pause
- ponder
- pull back
- pussyfoot
- scruple
- seesaw
- shift
- shrink
- shy away
- sit on fence
- stammer
- stop
- straddle
- stumble
- stutter
- swerve
- tergiversate
- think about
- think twice
- vacillate
- waffle
- waver
- weigh
- alternated
- balanced
- balked
- blew hot and cold
- dallied
- debated
- deferred
- delayed
- demurred
- dillydallied
- dithered
- doubted
- equivocated
- faltered
- floundered
- fluctuated
- fumbled
- hedged
- held back
- held off
- hem and haw
- hovered
- hung
- hung back
- lingered
- oscillated
- paused
- pondered
- pulled back
- pussyfooted
- sat on fence
- scrupled
- seesawed
- shied away
- shifted
- shrank
- stammered
- stopped
- straddled
- stumbled
- stuttered
- swerved
- tergiversated
- thought about
- thought twice
- vacillated
- waffled
- was irresolute
- was reluctant
- was unwilling
- wavered
- weighed
- backfiring
- balking
- blanching
- blenching
- blinking
- caroming
- cringing
- demurring
- dodging
- drawing back
- ducking
- faltering
- flinching
- hesitating
- jerking
- kicking
- pulling back
- quailing
- quaking
- reacting
- rebounding
- reeling
- resiling
- shaking
- shirking
- shrinking
- shuddering
- shying away
- springing
- starting
- stepping back
- sticking
- stickling
- swerving
- trembling
- turning away
- wavering
- wincing
- withdrawing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.