Self-effacing
Self-effacing adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Usage example: he's dating a sweet, self-effacing girl
Unsociable and self-effacing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsociable" instead an adjective phrase "Self-effacing".
Unsociable
Unsociable adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.
Self-effacing and unsociable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Self-effacing" instead an adjective "Unsociable".
Nearby Word: unsocial
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reserved and self-effacing
- reserved and unsociable
- quiet and self-effacing
- quiet and unsociable
- restrained and self-effacing
- restrained and unsociable
- modest and self-effacing
- modest and unsociable
- shy and self-effacing
- shy and unsociable
- bashful and self-effacing
- bashful and unsociable
- timid and self-effacing
- timid and unsociable
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Unsociable and Self-effacing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/self-effacing/unsociable
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