ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsBbashful
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bashful
Meaning: shy and easily embarrassed
bashful in a sentence
How bashful is used in real sentences:
The bashful student spoke so softly that the class leaned closer.
The bashful boy stared at his shoes when the teacher praised his poem.
“His young assistant, Samuel, was bashful and looked down whenever a governor addressed him.”
— from the passage The Agreement at Alder Crossing
Synonyms for bashful
Other words for bashful — shy, timid and diffident — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of bashful
Words that mean the opposite of bashful:
- bold
- outgoing
Where it comes from
From bash 'to make ashamed' plus -ful
Memory hook
A bashful person may hide at a big bash.