Diffident
Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Expiatory and diffident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expiatory" instead an adjective "Diffident".
Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently
Expiatory
Expiatory adjective - Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation.
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Diffident and expiatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Diffident" instead an adjective "Expiatory".
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Expiatory and Diffident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/expiatory
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