Antonyms for shy
ʃaɪshy

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. shynoun

   Antonyms:
   brazen, bold, audacious

2. shynoun

   Easily frightened; timid.

   a shy bird.

   Antonyms:
   bold, audacious, brazen

3. shyverb

   Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

   coconut shy

   Antonyms:
   brazen, bold, audacious

4. shyadjective

   Cautious; wary; suspicious.

   Antonyms:
   brazen, audacious, bold

5. shyadjective

   Antonyms:
   audacious, bold, brazen

6. shyadjective

   Antonyms:
   brazen, bold, audacious

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. shy

   Antonyms:
   impertinent, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive, officious

   Synonyms:
   modest, reserved, retiring, unassuming, unobtrusive

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. shy

   Antonyms:
   bold, brazen-faced, impudent, audacious, reckless

   Synonyms:
   timid, reserved, modest, bashful, suspicion, shrinking, chary

Matched Categories

1. • Start
   • Throw

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shyadjective

   a quick throw

   "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

   Antonyms:
   sufficient, unwary

2. diffident, shy, timid, unsureadjective

   lacking self-confidence

   "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"

   Antonyms:
   sufficient, unwary

   Synonyms:
   diffident, faint, shy(p), fainthearted, faint-hearted, timid, uncertain, unsure, incertain

3. shy(p)adjective

   short

   "eleven is one shy of a dozen"

   Antonyms:
   sufficient, unwary

4. shyverb

   wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things

   "shy of strangers"

   Antonyms:
   unwary, sufficient

   Synonyms:
   shy(p), timid, diffident, unsure

5. shyverb

   start suddenly, as from fright

   Antonyms:
   unwary, sufficient

6. shyverb

   throw quickly

   Antonyms:
   unwary, sufficient

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. shyadjective

   Synonyms:
   timid, coy, backward, retiring, diffident, wary, cautious, (Slang) short, lacking

How to use shy in a sentence?

1. James Dalpiaz:

   I'm really humbled by all the responses I'm getting, because I'm kind of shy guy, so I feel like I don't deserve it, you know, I'm just doing what was right.

2. Erik Torenberg:

   Then I asked if these people had ever seen a therapist. No hands went up. One shy person raised their hand and said, ‘I used to, but not anymore’ a bit too declaratively.

3. Lucas Lambert:

   She wasn’t shy at all. She introduced both her little brother and babysitter to us and had no problems asking questions. And then she went on to tell us her story and started showing off her scars and telling us what she had been through the past month or so.

4. Neil Sroka:

   Democrats should run on an inclusive, populist agenda of free college and paid family leave, but shouldn’t shy away from supporting impeachment.

5. Todd Kupfer:

   Brianna Kupfer was a great role model, Brianna Kupfer was very, very caring. Brianna Kupfer was reserved and quiet and shy at times and some other times Brianna Kupfer'd be the life of the party and Brianna Kupfer just -- Brianna Kupfer really is the role model, i'm so proud of what Brianna Kupfer's accomplished and where Brianna Kupfer was going.

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