Diffident
Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Pendulous and diffident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pendulous" instead an adjective "Diffident".
Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- halting and diffident
- halting and pendulous
- doubtful and diffident
- doubtful and pendulous
- hesitant and diffident
- hesitant and pendulous
- reluctant and diffident
- reluctant and pendulous
- shy and diffident
- shy and pendulous
- timid and diffident
- timid and pendulous
- faltering and diffident
- faltering and pendulous
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Pendulous and Diffident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/pendulous
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