Synonyms of shyly

shyly

adverb

as in bashfully

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shyly

At one moment, the young prince glances down with his doe eyes before looking shyly off to the side at his mom and breaking out into a giggle. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Burke entered the packed courtroom with shackles around his waist and, for a brief moment, seemed to smile shyly at the room. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026

Some will crawl onto your lap or pause for a pet, while others shyly observe the park’s visitors from the tree branches overhead. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

One sits on the metal platform on the far side of the water tank, peering shyly around the red plastic at the camera. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

The skinny teenager sidled up to a team official, shyly. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026

And Carey, just very shyly, was like, ‘Yep, that’s my kitchen. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026

So much so that after the discussion, Cole shyly approached the stranger. — Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

Naroditsky removes his blindfold and smiles shyly. — Jordan Himelfarb, Time, 15 Dec. 2025