76 synonyms, 6 definitions for SHY

56 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	afraid	50.1	6 letters	25 synonyms
2.	apprehensive	1.07	12 letters	46 synonyms
3.	backward	5.13	8 letters	65 synonyms
4.	bashful	0.35	7 letters	35 synonyms
5.	blushing	1.2	8 letters	33 synonyms
6.	cagey	0.25	5 letters	26 synonyms
7.	careful	38.9	7 letters	92 synonyms
8.	cautious	6.17	8 letters	29 synonyms
9.	cowardly	2.63	8 letters	43 synonyms
10.	coy	1.26	3 letters	19 synonyms
11.	dastardly	0.44	9 letters	36 synonyms
12.	demure	0.36	6 letters	49 synonyms
13.	diffident	0.13	9 letters	12 synonyms
14.	distrustful	0.4	11 letters	14 synonyms
15.	docile	0.85	6 letters	67 synonyms
16.	doubtful	3.31	8 letters	108 synonyms
17.	elusive	2.95	7 letters	30 synonyms
18.	embarrassed	11.2	11 letters	38 synonyms
19.	fearful	3.8	7 letters	67 synonyms
20.	frighteneden.synonym.one	5.5	10 letters	28 synonyms
21.	heedful	0.01	7 letters	36 synonyms
22.	hesitant	2.57	8 letters	46 synonyms
23.	humble	12.9	6 letters	117 synonyms
24.	in the background	58.6	15 letters	5 synonyms
25.	insufficient	5.89	12 letters	57 synonyms
26.	intangible	1.66	10 letters	29 synonyms
27.	loath	0.47	5 letters	19 synonyms
28.	meek	2.09	4 letters	41 synonym
29.	modest	10.7	6 letters	110 synonyms
30.	obscure	7.08	7 letters	211 synonyms
31.	out of sight	34.1	10 letters	29 synonyms
32.	passive	10.7	7 letters	66 synonyms
33.	quiet	44.7	5 letters	210 synonyms
34.	reluctant	6.46	9 letters	37 synonyms
35.	reserved	15.1	8 letters	119 synonyms
36.	reticent	0.42	8 letters	36 synonyms
37.	retiring	6.31	8 letters	45 synonyms
38.	scant	1.26	5 letters	44 synonyms
39.	scanty	0.22	6 letters	62 synonyms
40.	self-conscious	13.9	13 letters	27 synonyms
41.	sheepish	0.26	8 letters	24 synonyms
42.	short	214	5 letters	98 synonyms
43.	shrinking	2.75	9 letters	53 synonyms
44.	slippery	4.07	8 letters	44 synonyms
45.	suspicious	12.3	10 letters	48 synonyms
46.	timid	1.78	5 letters	66 synonyms
47.	timorous	0.06	8 letters	19 synonyms
48.	tremulous	0.11	9 letters	16 synonyms
49.	unassuming	0.66	10 letters	64 synonyms
50.	uncomfortableen.synonym.one	15.5	13 letters	38 synonyms
51.	unobtrusive	0.45	11 letters	27 synonyms
52.	unseen	4.07	6 letters	13 synonyms
53.	unsure	5.62	6 letters	49 synonyms
54.	wary	3.72	4 letters	40 synonyms
55.	wavering	0.62	8 letters	55 synonyms
56.	withdrawn	7.94	9 letters	80 synonyms

7 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	demure	0.36	6 letters	49 synonyms
2.	humble	12.9	6 letters	117 synonyms
3.	quiet	44.7	5 letters	210 synonyms
4.	reserved	15.1	8 letters	119 synonyms
5.	timid	1.78	5 letters	66 synonyms
6.	unassuming	0.66	10 letters	64 synonyms
7.	unobtrusive	0.45	11 letters	27 synonyms

1 definition

shy (Noun) —	A quick throw 1 example
	1. ex. "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

1 type of

#	Word			Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	throw			5 letters	86 synonyms

13 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	buck	10.2	4 letters	71 synonym
2.	buckle	3.16	6 letters	48 synonyms
3.	cast	61.7	4 letters	263 synonyms
4.	draw back	61	8 letters	20 synonyms
5.	fling	2.14	5 letters	78 synonyms
6.	hurl	0.81	4 letters	59 synonyms
7.	pitch	26.9	5 letters	129 synonyms
8.	recoil	1.55	6 letters	45 synonyms
9.	shrink	5.37	6 letters	43 synonyms
10.	start	363	5 letters	135 synonyms
11.	startle	0.49	7 letters	58 synonyms
12.	throw	67.6	5 letters	86 synonyms
13.	toss	8.13	4 letters	75 synonyms

2 definitions

shy (Verb) —	Start suddenly, as from fright
shy (Verb) —	Throw quickly

5 types of

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	jump	4 letters	136 synonyms
2.	start	5 letters	135 synonyms
3.	startle	7 letters	58 synonyms
4.	throw	5 letters	86 synonyms
5.	wing	4 letters	68 synonyms

3 definitions

shy (Adjective) —	Lacking self-confidence 1 example
	1. ex. "stood in the doorway shy and abashed"
shy (Adjective) —	Short 1 example
	1. ex. "eleven is one shy of a dozen"
shy (Adjective) —	Wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things 1 example
	1. ex. "shy of strangers"

1 see also

#	Word			Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	confidence			10 letters	55 synonyms

Similar words

— deficient	— insufficient	— saw	— say
— sea	— see	— sew	— show
— showy	— skew	— sky	— so
— sow	— sue	— sway	— wary

6 misspelling

hy sh shhy shyy sshy zhy

With the same beginning

shy away from shy from shy person shylock shyly shyness shyster

With the same ending

fleshy fishy flashy bushy gushy pushy mushy squashy squishy slushy

All synonyms in one line

afraid, apprehensive, backward, bashful, blushing, en.synonym.one, cagey, careful, cautious, cowardly, coy, dastardly, demure, diffident, distrustful, docile, doubtful, elusive, embarrassed, fearful, frightened, heedful, hesitant, humble, in the background, insufficient, en.synonym.one, intangible, loath, meek, modest, obscure, out of sight, passive, quiet, reluctant, reserved, reticent, retiring, scant, scanty, self-conscious, sheepish, short, shrinking, slippery, suspicious, timid, timorous, tremulous, unassuming, uncomfortable, en.synonym.one, unobtrusive, unseen, unsure, wary, wavering, withdrawn, demure, humble, quiet, reserved, timid, en.synonym.one, unassuming, unobtrusive, buck, buckle, cast, draw back, fling, en.synonym.one, hurl, pitch, recoil, shrink, start, startle, throw, toss.

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Synonyms, definition Shy

1. shy (a)

2. shy (Noun)

3. shy (Verb)

4. shy (Adjective)