All unassertive synonyms
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U u adjective unassertive
- wimpy — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- accommodated — to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige: to accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment.
- bearing — Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
- rabbity — any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
- nagged — Simple past tense and past participle of nag.
- cowering — to crouch, as in fear or shame.
- badgered — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- flinching — Present participle of flinch.
- nonresistant — not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
- adjusted — psychologically well or badly equipped to cope with reality and ordinary life and relationships
- loner — a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others: He was always a loner—no one knew him well.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- nonresisting — Unresisting; without resistance.
- dominated — to rule over; govern; control.
- withdrawing — Present participle of withdraw.
adj unassertive
- modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- bashful — Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed.
- 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.
- hands off — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- henpecked — browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc.: a henpecked husband who never dared to contradict his wife.
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- mousy — resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in color or odor.
- diffident — lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
- fainthearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- coy — evasive, esp in an annoying way