Suspicious and Shy

Suspicious

Suspicious adjective - Giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged.

Shy is a synonym for suspicious in quality topic. In some cases you can use "Shy" instead an adjective "Suspicious", when it comes to topics like careful.

Nearby Words: suspicion, suspiciously

Shy

Shy adjective - Easily frightened.

Suspicious is a synonym for shy in quality topic. Sometimes you can use "Suspicious" instead an adjective "Shy", if it concerns topics such as careful, bashful, cautious, quiet and self-conscious.

Nearby Words: shying, shyness, shyly, shyer
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