Shy and Toplofty
Opposite meaning words
Shy
Shy adjective - Easily frightened.
Toplofty
Toplofty adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term “popularizer” to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure
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Toplofty and Shy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shy/toplofty
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