Synonyms of bashfully

bashfully

adverb

as in shyly

Related Words

• shyly
• timidly
• diffidently
• timorously
• fearfully
• politely
• self-deprecatingly
• courteously
• sheepishly
• civilly
• respectfully
• obsequiously
• humbly
• meekly
• servilely
• mousily
• submissively
• deferentially
• subserviently
• abjectly
• suppliantly
• modestly
• lowly
• hat in hand
• meanly

Dissimilar Words

• proudly
• boldly
• scornfully
• contemptuously
• haughtily
• arrogantly
• brazenly
• loftily
• superciliously
• pompously
• imperiously
• huffily
• audaciously
• pridefully
• brashly
• presumptuously
• pretentiously
• fearlessly
• disdainfully
• swaggeringly
• saucily
• recklessly
• impertinently
• rashly
• self-importantly
• disrespectfully
• rudely
• impudently
• discourteously
• uppishly
• ungraciously
• impolitely
• uncivilly
• bitchily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bashfully

The famously-outgoing point guard ducked her head bashfully as Huskies stars Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong shook her shoulders in celebration while freshman Kelis Fisher tossed a handful of confetti into her face. — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026

So Rizo, a little bashfully but mostly just with determination, heads right on back. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

And social director Kassidy Silva bashfully admitted to liking Tabi nails with the peeking-through-hands emoji. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Sep. 2025

The late Saget, who died in 2022, smiles bashfully next to a young Bure in one of them. — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025