Synonyms for wallflower
ˈwɔlˌflaʊ ərwall·flower

Princeton's WordNet

1. wallflowernoun

   any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers

2. wallflower, Cheiranthus cheiri, Erysimum cheirinoun

   perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum

3. wallflowernoun

   remains on sidelines at social event

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1. Chris Christie:

   I'm no wallflower, i'll let folks know what I'm going to be.

2. Lindsay Zanno:

   With a lethal combination of bone-crunching bite forces, stereoscopic vision, rapid growth rates, and colossal size, tyrant dinosaurs reigned uncontested for 15 million years leading up to the end-Cretaceous extinction -- but it wasn't always that way, when and how quickly tyrannosaurs went from wallflower to prom king has been vexing paleontologists for a long time. The only way to attack this problem was to get out there and find more data on these rare animals.