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as in bashfulness
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as in humility
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Recent Examples of shyness
Then the release, the arrival, the return to self, and a lazy, funny sort of shyness.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
There was no awkwardness or shyness.
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Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Historically, in situations involving large numbers of dogs, rescue teams have reported the animals to be agitated, stressed and fearful of human interaction (resulting in shyness or aggression).
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Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
In Atlanta, some people living with SAD, as well as social phobia or even simple shyness, are facing their fears in a novel way.
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Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
24 Mar. 2026
But shyness and cluelessness kept me from making my rendezvous with the guy that was to aid in that connection.
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Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
His quiet tone is not shyness or false modesty but circumspection and a sense of boundaries that imply respect and love for real communication.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Her name is Minnie, but her shyness leans toward the mousy, though no one would ever say that to her, least of all her beloved and extremely outgoing best friend, Callie (Chloe Coleman).
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
Consider signing up for Toastmasters, a longstanding organization that helps people to break through their shyness and become strong public speakers and communicators.
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Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
There was no awkwardness or shyness.
—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Historically, in situations involving large numbers of dogs, rescue teams have reported the animals to be agitated, stressed and fearful of human interaction (resulting in shyness or aggression).
—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
In Atlanta, some people living with SAD, as well as social phobia or even simple shyness, are facing their fears in a novel way.
—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
24 Mar. 2026
But shyness and cluelessness kept me from making my rendezvous with the guy that was to aid in that connection.
—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
His quiet tone is not shyness or false modesty but circumspection and a sense of boundaries that imply respect and love for real communication.
—
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Her name is Minnie, but her shyness leans toward the mousy, though no one would ever say that to her, least of all her beloved and extremely outgoing best friend, Callie (Chloe Coleman).
—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
Consider signing up for Toastmasters, a longstanding organization that helps people to break through their shyness and become strong public speakers and communicators.
—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shyness
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Her skin—something known as Frubber, a porous patented blend of fleshlike elastic polymers—stretched over a structure of plastic and titanium, and there was no flicker of bashfulness.
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The humility lines up with the golfer Kaliszewki coached and watched for six years.
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Yet his calm self-confidence and assertive humility are within reach for all of us.
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In 1952, Sarris’ teenage mother gave him up for adoption, her family hoping to evade the embarrassment of their Jewish daughter becoming pregnant by a Native American Filipino man.
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Two months after that April embarrassment, the Charlotte Hornets took a positive step to rectify their obvious lack of physicality.
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And Jesus' answer is one takes it through meekness, peacemaking, humility, love, etc.
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Who has time for affected meekness when playing the braggart not only tickles the soul, but has the potential to convince others of one’s own greatness?
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But in a state like Connecticut, where Democrats flipped seats in the most recent local elections, this timidity makes no sense.
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There are those who would write her off, and perhaps her timidity before America’s facilitation of Gaza’s destruction has earned that dismissal.
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Then his campaign was done with modesty and humor, without pretention or obvious promises that would never be kept.
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What the report recommends is telling in its modesty.
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The little people are being menaced by a dark force—a force with power, money, and very few moral inhibitions.
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Shrug off inhibitions and break the ice as the moon and Uranus harmonize.
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Her public image was capacious enough that Rollerena could carry not only camp and sociability, but profound grief as well.
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This ancient beverage, derived from the roots of the Piper methysticum plant, is typically consumed to produce sedative and euphoric effects that might increase sociability and reduce anxiety.
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“Shyness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shyness. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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