(shy) 1 syllables

Definition

adjective. feeling nervous or scared around other people, often not wanting to talk or play with them.

Example Sentence

She was very shy when she was little.

More Example Sentences

Even though he was shy, he smiled when he saw his friends.

Synonyms

quiet; bashful; reserved

Antonyms

outgoing; bold; confident

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shy
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Rhymes

  • ai
  • ay
  • aye
  • bae
  • bi
  • bligh
  • bly
  • blye
  • brye
  • buy
  • by
  • bye
  • cai
  • chae
  • chai
  • chi
  • cry
  • crye
  • cy
  • dai
  • di
  • die
  • dry
  • drye
  • dye
  • eye
  • fae
  • fi
  • fly
  • flye
  • frei
  • fry
  • frye
  • fye
  • gae
  • guy
  • heye
  • hi
  • high
  • hy
  • i
  • i.
  • jai
  • kai
  • keye
  • kwai
  • lai
  • lie
  • ly
  • lye
  • mai
  • mei
  • my
  • ngai
  • nie
  • nigh
  • nye
  • pae
  • phi
  • phy
  • pi
  • pie
  • ply
  • pri
  • pry
  • psi
  • pty
  • pye
  • rye
  • sai
  • shai
  • shy
  • sigh
  • sky
  • sligh
  • sly
  • slye
  • spry
  • spy
  • sty
  • sy
  • tae
  • tai
  • thai
  • thigh
  • thy
  • tie
  • tri
  • try
  • tsai
  • ty
  • tye
  • vi
  • vie
  • vy
  • wai
  • why
  • wry
  • wrye
  • wye
  • y
  • y.
  • yie

  • akai
  • alai
  • ally
  • altai
  • apply
  • awry
  • bandai
  • barkai
  • belie
  • bely
  • bonsai
  • brunei
  • bye-bye
  • chiengmai
  • chubais
  • chugai
  • comply
  • decry
  • defy
  • deny
  • descry
  • dongmei
  • dubai
  • dupuy
  • good-bye
  • goodbye
  • hereby
  • hi-fi
  • imai
  • imply
  • iwai
  • july
  • kanai
  • kansai
  • lahaie
  • mcfly
  • mihai
  • mistry
  • murai
  • nankai
  • nearby
  • rely
  • reply
  • retry
  • shanghai
  • standby
  • sundai
  • supply
  • switaj
  • thereby
  • tokai
  • untie
  • uy
  • versailles
  • whereby
  • xuemei
  • zhuhai

  • dui
  • gyi
  • kyi
  • lxi
  • misapply
  • overfly
  • private-eye
  • resupply
  • sci
  • semidry
  • sri
  • underlie
  • underly

  • cspi
  • isty
  • oversupply
  • wy

  • dwi

  • adl-tabatabai