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as in bashfulness
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as in humility
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Recent Examples of shyness
Rose's shyness made the initial transition to shelter life difficult, with the dog struggling to adjust to the hustle and bustle of her new life.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Hawley is a creator who has never lacked confidence in his own work, nor a shyness about expressing that confidence.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Hawley is a creator who has never lacked confidence in his own work, nor a shyness about expressing that confidence.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shyness
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The choice Task makes to soften Ruffalo’s natural affability and presence in favor of Pelphrey’s Robbie—who transmits anger and despair with palpable, desperate energy—is a fascinating one, requiring humility from one actor and intense commitment from the other.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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Becoming a successful leader requires clarity, humility and guidance from other successful leaders.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The woman, a 19-year-old, shared her story, expressing confusion and embarrassment over the humiliating conversation.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Man Steph doesn’t deserve the embarrassment [for real].—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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There is no meekness to his game.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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With a mix of timidity and emotion, Ferentz held the game ball in the locker room.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Indulgence can tip over into self-indulgence all too easily; holding back can result in a timidity that makes a song sound at odds with its subject.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Bush declined to do so out of modesty, an increasingly rare trait in today’s Washington.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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What is especially striking is the contrast between the relative modesty of what is shown and the scenes of María Ángeles recounting her experiences, with great relish, to her childhood friend Joséfa (María Áfonsa Rosso), now a nun in a silent order.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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This also supports the idea that swearing can momentarily activate mental states that reduce inhibition and allow the body and mind to perform at a higher level.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lockwood’s lack of inhibition can lead to trouble.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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People can deliberately cultivate more conscientiousness, boost their sociability or soften their neurotic edges.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Poodle combines intelligence with sociability.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.—
William Robin,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Shyness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shyness. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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