Diffident and Puffed up

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Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.

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Puffed up is an antonym for diffident.

Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently

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Diffident is an antonym for puffed up in egotistical topic.

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Puffed up and Diffident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/puffed_up

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Puffed up or Diffident. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/puffed_up.

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