Diffident and Passive

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Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.

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Passive and diffident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Passive" instead an adjective "Diffident".

Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently

Passive adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.

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Diffident and passive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Diffident" instead an adjective "Passive".

Nearby Words: passivity, passively, passible, passivation

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