Consequential and Shy

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Consequential adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.

Usage example: for such a consequential businessman, he's head of a rather small company

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Shy is an antonym for consequential.

Shy adjective - Easily frightened.

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Consequential is an antonym for shy.

Nearby Words: shying, shyness, shyly, shyer

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Shy and Consequential. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/consequential/shy

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