Antonyms for shy

Antonyms for (adj) shy

Main entry: shy, timid, unsure, diffident

Definition: lacking self-confidence

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

Antonyms: confident

Definition: having or marked by confidence or assurance


Main entry: shy

Definition: wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things

Usage: shy of strangers

Antonyms: unwary

Definition: not alert to danger or deception


Main entry: shy

Definition: short

Usage: eleven is one shy of a dozen

Antonyms: sufficient

Definition: of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant


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