clubbish

adjective

Definition of clubbishnext
as in timid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbish
  1. timid
  2. silent
  3. clinical
  4. diffident
  5. cliquish
  6. shy
  7. professional
  8. disinterested
Adjective
  • Souleymane, an Afro-German trans man, talented fashion designer and increasingly less timid figure on Berlin’s ballroom scene, travels to Dakar to repair his father’s kora.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • This is a great car for a timid driver, a new driver or perhaps a sensible son or daughter.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of timid
Adjective
  • For a moment, the world was still and silent, save for a flock of birds flying low over the water.
    — Annissa Durar, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026
  • After his father’s death, strong and silent Mauro hires a farm hand to work alongside him.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of silent
Adjective
  • The platform has since expanded into daily wellness formulas, virtual coaching with Doctors of Chinese Medicine, and early clinical research, including work focused on fibroids.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The World Health Organization says that this is possible — that with moderate drinking, even after long periods of abstinence, there are lots of people who find success of clinical significance and life improvement.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of clinical
Adjective
  • As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
  • To strangers, Kay seemed demure, diffident, even shy, an impression her youthful appearance helped create.
    — Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of diffident
Adjective
  • Whitehead wanted to write, but workshops rejected him and the cliquish undergraduate literary scene put him off.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of cliquish
Adjective
  • At 51, Rabatin was a few years shy of the average age of onset, which is 55.
    — Beth Sobol, Flow Space, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Reacher is weirdly shy about telling Elspeth Sampson her husband might have an Indonesian love child, but Elspeth insists the Sampsons have no secrets.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of shy
Adjective
  • Mercury in your 8th House of Shared Resources sextiles Venus in your 10th House of Career, helping money, trust, power, and professional agreements become easier to discuss.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Cuaya and Hernández-Pérez are partners in their private as well as professional lives and have two dogs, Odin and Kun-kun, who were part of this study.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of professional
Adjective
  • Other surveys, from more disinterested sources than Fandango, indicate that although theater attendance has somewhat recovered from its pandemic lows, Gen Z sees fewer movies than past generations of youth.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
  • None was paid to participate, according to Cann, but none is disinterested.
    — Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of disinterested
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