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synonyms for shyness

  • insecurity
  • modesty
  • reticence
  • timidity
  • apprehension
  • coyness
  • demureness
  • diffidence
  • meekness
  • reserve
  • restraint
  • sheepishness
  • timidness
  • timorousness
On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shyness, such as: insecurity, modesty, reticence, timidity, apprehension, and coyness.

antonyms for shyness

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  • boldness
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How to use shyness in a sentence

Smith also wasn’t shy about his difficulties working with Hubert.
‘FULL FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR’ CAST REUNITES TO CELEBRATE THE SHOW’S 30TH ANNIVERSARYHOPE WRIGHTSEPTEMBER 11, 2020ESSENCE.COM
Some people shy away from it, and I sang my ass off as best as I could.
SITCOM QUEEN TICHINA ARNOLD GOT FUNNY TO AVOID SPANKINGSPALLABI MUNSISEPTEMBER 10, 2020OZY
That world, I’ve always shied away from it, which is why I don’t have an album, which is why I never depended upon music to be an income for me, because I wasn’t ready to play those games that the music industry was playing.
SITCOM QUEEN TICHINA ARNOLD GOT FUNNY TO AVOID SPANKINGSPALLABI MUNSISEPTEMBER 10, 2020OZY
Now, amid cries that tech companies are overvalued, in part due to a work-from-home rally, Berkshire Hathaway is not shying away.
WARREN BUFFETT’S BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY BUYS UP SNOWFLAKE AHEAD OF ITS IPOLUCINDA SHENSEPTEMBER 9, 2020FORTUNE
Allseas, the Swiss-owned contractor that was laying the pipeline, immediately suspended its work, leaving the project 6% shy of completion.
TRUMP HAS LONG WANTED TO KILL A RUSSIA-GERMANY NATURAL GAS PIPELINE. NAVALNY’S POISONING COULD DO IT FOR HIMDAVID MEYERSEPTEMBER 8, 2020FORTUNE
Samwer, never shy, has often been quick to boast of his “own the Internet” entrepreneurial prowess.
THE HUMBLING OF EUROPE’S MOST-HYPED STARTUP INCUBATOR: ROCKET INTERNETJEREMY KAHNSEPTEMBER 1, 2020FORTUNE
Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm in the early hours of Thursday morning, with winds just a few miles per hour shy of the Category 5 mark.
HURRICANE LAURA IS THE STRONGEST STORM TO HIT LOUISIANA IN MORE THAN A CENTURYSARA CHODOSHAUGUST 28, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE
Box CEO Aaron Levie has not been shy about talking about how the pandemic has pushed companies to move to the cloud much more quickly than they probably would have.
BOX BENEFITS FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AS IT RAISES ITS GROWTH FORECASTRON MILLERAUGUST 27, 2020TECHCRUNCH
CBS didn’t even shy away from the practice in a statement to Adweek that somehow argues that excluding some episodes’ viewership leads to a more accurate count.
‘THEY GOT THE MEMO’: QUIBI CHANGES TONE, TACT AFTER FAILED DEBUTTIM PETERSONAUGUST 12, 2020DIGIDAY
Long before Fletcher became a rocket scientist, she was a shy and timid kid.
BEFORE WORKING ON SPACECRAFT, THIS ENGINEER OVERCAME SELF-DOUBTCAROLYN WILKEAPRIL 7, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS
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WORDS RELATED TO SHYNESS

  • abashment
  • humility
  • reservation
  • reserve
  • sheepishness
  • shyness
  • timidity
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