All cocky antonyms
cock·y
C c adj cocky
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- meek — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- unsure — not certain or confident: He arrived at the party unsure of his welcome.
- timid — lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- shy — bashful; retiring.
- tentative — of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental: a tentative report on her findings.