Antonyms for coy
kɔɪcoy

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1. coy

   Antonyms:
   bold, forward, rompish, hoydenish

   Synonyms:
   shy, reserved, bashful, shrinking, retreating, modest

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1. coy, demure, overmodestadjective

   affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

   Antonyms:
   bold, immodest, definite

   Synonyms:
   overmodest, demure

2. coyadjective

   showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement

   "a politician coy about his intentions"

   Antonyms:
   definite, bold, immodest

   Synonyms:
   overmodest, demure

3. coyadjective

   modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures

   "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"

   Antonyms:
   definite, immodest, bold

   Synonyms:
   overmodest, demure

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1. coyadjective

   Synonyms:
   shy, modest, retiring, demure, reserved

How to use coy in a sentence?

1. Barack Obama:

   I don't want to be coy. The prime minister and I have a very real difference around Iran.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   The Republican nominee will do the exact opposite, he plays coy with white supremacists. … He demeans women. And he wants to ban an entire religion from entering the country.

3. The Rodeo:

   Cowtown Rodeo and The Harris Family extend our heartfelt and sincere condolences to the Coy Lutz Family for the tragic loss of their son, Coy.

4. South Carolina:

   When I tell you this race is wide open, I'm not trying to be coy — I'm being deadly serious : there are 100 ways this election could go, and right now you don't see anyone who has put the ground game in place, there's not anyone who has that front-runner status in South Carolina right now.

5. Joe Walsh:

   I'm strongly, strongly considering it. That's -- again, I'm not trying to be cute or coy. I've told you before -- if somebody's going to get in there and go after Joe Walsh... it's got to be done soon.

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