Diffident
Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Usage example: for someone who makes a living performing for other people, the actress is remarkably diffident in real life
Recessive and diffident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recessive" instead an adjective "Diffident".
Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- humble and diffident
- humble and recessive
- demure and diffident
- demure and recessive
- reserved and diffident
- reserved and recessive
- hesitant and diffident
- hesitant and recessive
- meek and diffident
- meek and recessive
- unassuming and diffident
- unassuming and recessive
- modest and diffident
- modest and recessive
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Recessive and Diffident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/recessive
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