Afraid
Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Self-effacing and afraid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-effacing" instead an adjective "Afraid".
Self-effacing
Self-effacing adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Afraid and self-effacing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective phrase "Self-effacing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nervous and afraid
- nervous and self-effacing
- hesitant and afraid
- hesitant and self-effacing
- reluctant and afraid
- reluctant and self-effacing
- shy and afraid
- shy and self-effacing
- bashful and afraid
- bashful and self-effacing
- timid and afraid
- timid and self-effacing
- fearful and afraid
- fearful and self-effacing
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