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

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

By way of reply, the kid puffed up his chest and smiled shyly. —Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025

After the pair leave the restaurant, a blushing Leigh makes a bit of a move on Jeffrey, shyly asking him out on a date. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2025

Finally, with a piercing note like a French horn rising up from the background of an orchestra, or like a deer that steps last of all and most shyly into a clearing, came Yasmin, Zain’s younger sister, almost his twin. —Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025

Percy looked up at the camera, shyly posing with his new look. —Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025