Diffident
Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Declining and diffident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Declining" instead an adjective "Diffident".
Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently
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Declining and Diffident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/declining
Diffident & Declining. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/declining>.
Declining or Diffident. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/declining.
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