Diffident and Immodest

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Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.

Usage example: for someone who makes a living performing for other people, the actress is remarkably diffident in real life

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Immodest is an antonym for diffident.

Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently

Immodest adjective - Showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty.

Usage example: an immodest proposal for altering the town's traditional character by an uppity newcomer at his first town meeting

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Diffident is an antonym for immodest.

Nearby Words: immodesty, immodestly

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Immodest and Diffident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/immodest

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