English

Detailed Synonyms for shy in English

shy:

shy adj

  1. shy
  2. shy
  3. shy
  4. shy
    – wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things 1
    shy
    – wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things 1
    • shy adj
      • shy of strangers1
  5. shy
    – lacking self-confidence 1
    shy; timid; diffident; unsure
    – lacking self-confidence 1
    • shy adj
    • timid adj
      • problems that call for bold not timid responses1
    • diffident adj
      • stood in the doorway diffident and abashed1
    • unsure adj
      • a very unsure young man1
  6. shy
    – short 1
    shy
    – short 1
    • shy adj
      • eleven is one shy of a dozen1

shy

  1. shy
  2. shy

shy [the ~] noun

  1. the shy
    – a quick throw 1
    the shy
    – a quick throw 1
    • shy [the ~] noun
      • he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman1

to shy verb (shies, shied, shying)

  1. to shy
    – throw quickly 1
    to shy
    – throw quickly 1
    • shy verb (shies, shied, shying)
  2. to shy
    – start suddenly, as from fright 1
    to shy
    – start suddenly, as from fright 1
    • shy verb (shies, shied, shying)

Conjugations for shy:

present
  1. shy
  2. shy
  3. shies
  4. shy
  5. shy
  6. shy
simple past
  1. shied
  2. shied
  3. shied
  4. shied
  5. shied
  6. shied
present perfect
  1. have shied
  2. have shied
  3. has shied
  4. have shied
  5. have shied
  6. have shied
past continuous
  1. was shying
  2. were shying
  3. was shying
  4. were shying
  5. were shying
  6. were shying
future
  1. shall shy
  2. will shy
  3. will shy
  4. shall shy
  5. will shy
  6. will shy
continuous present
  1. am shying
  2. are shying
  3. is shying
  4. are shying
  5. are shying
  6. are shying
subjunctive
  1. be shied
  2. be shied
  3. be shied
  4. be shied
  5. be shied
  6. be shied
diverse
  1. shy!
  2. let's shy!
  3. shied
  4. shying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "shy":

  • shier, shyer, shiest, shyest, shyly

Alternate Synonyms for "shy":


Related Definitions for "shy":

  1. wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things1
    • shy of strangers1
  2. lacking self-confidence1
  3. short1
    • eleven is one shy of a dozen1
  4. a quick throw1
    • he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman1
  5. throw quickly1
  6. start suddenly, as from fright1

Related Synonyms for shy