bashfulness

The word “bashfulness” has 3 syllables: bash-ful-ness

It's pronounced as /ˈbæʃ.fəl.nəs/


What is synonym and antonym for bashfulness?

In the thesaurus, “bashfulness” has 35 synonyms and 46 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bashfulness along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for bashfulness

  • abashment
  • alarm
  • alarum
  • anxiety
  • apprehension
  • concern
  • constraint
  • cowardice
  • cowardliness
  • cravenness
  • discomposure
  • dismay
  • embarrassment
  • faintheartedness
  • fear
  • hesitation
  • humility
  • indecision
  • indecisiveness
  • inhibition
  • irresoluteness
  • irresolution
  • panic
  • reservation
  • reserve
  • restraint
  • sheepishness
  • shyness
  • skittishness
  • spinelessness
  • timidity
  • timidness
  • timorousness
  • upset
  • worry

Antonyms for bashfulness

  • assurance
  • audaciousness
  • audacity
  • backbone
  • boldness
  • bravery
  • brazenness
  • cheek
  • cojones
  • composure
  • confidence
  • coolness
  • courage
  • courageousness
  • daring
  • dauntlessness
  • decisiveness
  • determination
  • doughtiness
  • effrontery
  • fearlessness
  • fiber
  • firmness
  • fortitude
  • gall
  • gameness
  • grit
  • gumption
  • guts
  • gutsiness
  • insouciance
  • intrepidity
  • intrepidness
  • mettle
  • nerve
  • nonchalance
  • pride
  • resoluteness
  • resolution
  • self-assertiveness
  • self-assurance
  • self-confidence
  • spunk
  • temerity
  • unconcern
  • valor

Example Sentences

  • His bashfulness made it difficult for him to start conversations.
  • She overcame her bashfulness to perform in front of the class.
  • The actor’s bashfulness off-stage surprised many of his fans.
  • Bashfulness can sometimes be mistaken for rudeness or aloofness.
  • He spoke with a touch of bashfulness, avoiding direct eye contact.

On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bashfulness, such as: abashment, alarm, alarum, anxiety, apprehension, assurance, audaciousness.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

faintheartedness

  • alarm
  • alarum
  • anxiety
  • apprehension
  • bashfulness
  • chicken
  • chickenheartedness
  • concern
  • constraint
  • cowardice
  • cowardliness
  • cravenness
  • discomposure
  • dismay
  • embarrassment
  • fear
  • fearfulness
  • gutlessness
  • hesitation
  • indecision
  • indecisiveness
  • inhibition
  • irresoluteness
  • irresolution
  • panic
  • pusillanimity
  • restraint
  • shyness
  • skittishness
  • spinelessness
  • timidity
  • timidness
  • timorousness
  • unmanliness
  • upset
  • wimpiness
  • worry

obsequiousness

  • abasement
  • acceptance
  • acquiescence
  • admiration
  • adoration
  • adulation
  • affability
  • amenability
  • amiability
  • amicability
  • apotheosis
  • applause
  • approbation
  • approval
  • assent
  • awe
  • bashfulness
  • biddability
  • blandishment
  • blarney
  • bootlicking
  • bow
  • cajolery
  • capitulation
  • commendation
  • complaisance
  • compliance
  • compliancy
  • conformity
  • congeniality
  • consent
  • cooperativeness
  • cordiality
  • deference
  • deification
  • demureness
  • devotion
  • devoutness
  • diffidence
  • docility
  • encomium
  • esteem
  • eulogy
  • eyewash
  • fawning
  • fealty
  • fear
  • flattering
  • flummery
  • friendliness
  • fulsomeness
  • gallantry
  • geniality
  • genuflection
  • good-naturedness
  • high esteem
  • hokum
  • homage
  • honeyed words
  • honor
  • humoring
  • indulgence
  • ingratiation
  • jive
  • lack of pride
  • laud
  • love
  • lowliness
  • loyalty
  • meekness
  • mortification
  • mush
  • nonresistance
  • obedience
  • obeisance
  • palaver
  • passiveness
  • piety
  • plaudits
  • praise
  • pretty speech
  • prostration
  • puffery
  • receptiveness
  • receptivity
  • religiousness
  • reserve
  • resignation
  • respect
  • self-abasement
  • self-abnegation
  • servility
  • sheepishness
  • shyness
  • slavishness
  • snow
  • snow job
  • sociability
  • soft words
  • soft-soap
  • stroking
  • subjection
  • submission
  • submissiveness
  • subservience
  • subserviency
  • surrender
  • sweet-talk
  • sycophancy
  • timidity
  • timorousness
  • toadyism
  • tribute
  • truckling
  • unctuousness
  • unobtrusiveness
  • unpretentiousness
  • veneration
  • worship

embarrassment

  • abashment
  • adversity
  • agitation
  • arrest
  • awkward situation
  • awkwardness
  • balk
  • bar
  • barrier
  • bashfulness
  • bind
  • bit
  • block
  • blockade
  • blockage
  • boo-boo
  • bother
  • brake
  • brick wall
  • burden
  • catch
  • chagrin
  • chain
  • check
  • clog
  • clumsiness
  • complexity
  • confusion
  • constraint
  • cramp
  • crimp
  • cumber
  • curb
  • danger
  • debasement
  • degradation
  • delay
  • destitution
  • deterrent
  • difficulty
  • dilemma
  • disadvantage
  • discomfiture
  • discomfort
  • discomposure
  • disconcertion
  • disconcertment
  • disgrace
  • dismay
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturbance
  • drag
  • drawback
  • egg on face
  • embargo
  • encumbrance
  • faux pas
  • fetter
  • fix
  • fluster
  • handicap
  • hardship
  • hazard
  • hindrance
  • hitch
  • hobble
  • holdback
  • holdup
  • hot seat
  • hot water
  • humble pie
  • humiliation
  • hurdle
  • ignominy
  • impecuniosity
  • impediment
  • indebtedness
  • indiscretion
  • inhibition
  • interference
  • let
  • load
  • manacle
  • mess
  • mistake
  • mortification
  • obstacle
  • obstruction
  • peril
  • perturbation
  • pickle
  • pinch
  • plight
  • poverty
  • predicament
  • puzzle
  • quandary
  • reef
  • rein
  • restraint
  • rub
  • scrape
  • self-consciousness
  • shackles
  • shame
  • shyness
  • snag
  • stall
  • stew
  • stone wall
  • stop
  • stoppage
  • strait
  • stumbling block
  • tangle
  • timidity
  • trammel
  • unease
  • uneasiness
  • upset

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