All bashful synonyms
bash·ful
B b adj bashful
- reticent — disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
- sheepish — embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
- diffident — lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
- coy — evasive, esp in an annoying way
- confused — If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- timid — lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- self-conscious — excessively aware of being observed by others.
- abashed — If you are abashed, you feel embarrassed and ashamed.
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- blushing — to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
- chary — If you are chary of doing something, you are fairly cautious about doing it.
- demure — If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly.
- 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.
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- reserved — kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
- retiring — that retires.
- shamefaced — modest or bashful.
- shrinking — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- silent — making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor.
- timorous — full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
- constrained — embarrassed, unnatural, or forced
- self-effacing — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
- at first blush — when first seen; as a first impression
- modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- recoiling — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- unassertive — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- verecund — bashful; modest.