Nervous
Sheepish
Sheepish adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Nervous and sheepish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nervous" instead an adjective "Sheepish".
Nearby Words: sheep, sheepishly
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Sheepish and Nervous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nervous/sheepish
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