shy (292 synonym found)

Shy has 292 synonyms. The top synonyms for shy are coy, gag, gee, haw, jib, lob, peg, balk and 284 more. Browse the full list below.

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coy
gag
gee
haw
jib
lob
peg
balk
bilk
bowl
dart
dash
duck
fade
flip
fork
jerk
jump
shun
snap
tilt
toss
avert
avoid
blink
cagey
cavil
chary
chunk
demur
dodge
elude
evade
fence
fling
goosy
hedge
hover
jumpy
lance
leery
loath
mousy
panic
parry
pitch
quail
scant
scary
serve
shaky
shunt
sidle
sling
start
stick
throw
timid
waver
wince
yield
afraid
averse
bicker
blench
boggle
callow
cringe
debate
demure
double
eschew
falter
flinch
glance
go off
hurtle
infant
launch
modest
out of
palter
patchy
ponder
recoil
scanty
shrink
shy at
shy of
swerve
weasel
bare of
bashful
cast at
draw in
failing
fearful
fearing
fire at
fly off
hurl at
in fear
lacking
let fly
missing
mystify
needing
nervous
nitpick
obscure
partial
pull in
put off
quibble
rabbity
retract
scrappy
scruple
shivery
shy off
startle
stickle
stumble
toss at
uneager
void of
wanting
agnostic
arrested
backward
bear off
boggling
catapult
chuck at
confused
cowardly
doubtful
doubting
ease off
edge off
empty of
fearsome
fling at
hang off
head off
heave at
hesitant
hesitate
hold off
immature
in doubt
pull out
qualmish
reserved
retiring
scant of
sheepish
short of
shy away
sidestep
skittery
skittish
sling at
stampede
stick at
throw at
timorous
veer off
ward off
back down
bereft of
choplogic
conscious
defective
deficient
demurring
devoid of
diffident
draw back
embryonic
fall back
faltering
fight shy
hang back
in arrear
introvert
pick nits
pitchfork
pull away
pull back
pussyfoot
Pyrrhonic
reel back
reluctant
shamefast
sheer off
shift off
shrinking
sideswipe
sidetrack
skedaddle
skeptical
squeamish
startlish
stickling
strain at
trembling
tremulous
trepidant
turn away
turn back
unassured
uncertain
unwilling
backhanded
beat about
deliberate
denuded of
draw aside
equivocate
forlorn of
glance off
hesitating
in arrears
in default
in want of
inadequate
incomplete
indisposed
let fly at
move aside
scrupulous
shamefaced
stammering
start back
step aside
suspecting
turn aside
untrusting
weasel out
bankrupt in
be startled
beat around
deprived of
distrustful
for want of
have qualms
hem and haw
hum and haw
hypoplastic
introverted
jump a mile
mistrustful
mistrusting
prevaricate
shove aside
shrink back
split hairs
start aside
unassertive
undeveloped
apprehensive
destitute of
fight shy of
hurl against
inarticulate
insufficient
introversive
make way for
put the shot
tergiversate
from Missouri
in default of
out of pocket
self-effacing
shilly-shally
trigger-happy
about the bush
self-conscious
steer clear of
unblessed with
underdeveloped
unpossessed of
around the bush
evade the issue
in short supply
beg the question
make bones about
self-distrustful
stop to consider
think twice about
straddle the fence

Frequently asked questions

What is a synonym for shy?

A common synonym for shy is coy. Other synonyms include gag, gee, haw, jib.

How many synonyms does shy have?

Shy has 292 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does shy mean?

(adj): easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird; reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach Example: "it is just shy of a mile from here to their house." (v): to avoid due to timidness or caution

Definition of shy:

(adj) : easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird; reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach
"it is just shy of a mile from here to their house."
(v) : to avoid due to timidness or caution; to jump back in fear
"I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand."
(n) : act of throwing; place for throwing
"coconut shy"
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Definition of shy:

(adj) : easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird; reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach
"it is just shy of a mile from here to their house."
(v) : to avoid due to timidness or caution; to jump back in fear
"I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand."
(n) : act of throwing; place for throwing
"coconut shy"
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