Bashful
Bashful adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Compunctious and bashful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Bashful".
Nearby Word: bashfully
Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Bashful and compunctious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bashful" instead an adjective "Compunctious".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- humble and bashful
- humble and compunctious
- awkward and bashful
- awkward and compunctious
- hesitant and bashful
- hesitant and compunctious
- meek and bashful
- meek and compunctious
- distressed and bashful
- distressed and compunctious
- reluctant and bashful
- reluctant and compunctious
- shy and bashful
- shy and compunctious
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