Bashful
Bashful adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Restrained and bashful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Restrained" instead an adjective "Bashful".
Nearby Word: bashfully
Restrained
Restrained adjective - Not excessively showy.
Bashful and restrained are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bashful" instead an adjective "Restrained".
Nearby Words: restraint, restraining
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unpretentious and bashful
- unpretentious and restrained
- mild and bashful
- mild and restrained
- unobtrusive and bashful
- unobtrusive and restrained
- demure and bashful
- demure and restrained
- reserved and bashful
- reserved and restrained
- constrained and bashful
- constrained and restrained
- hesitant and bashful
- hesitant and restrained
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Restrained and Bashful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bashful/restrained
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Restrained or Bashful. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bashful/restrained.
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