| ADJECTIVE | all | unassertive | inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence |
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| Meaning | Inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence. | |
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| Example | "a shy unassertive person" | |
| Narrower | nonassertive | not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence |
| reticent, self-effacing, retiring | reluctant to draw attention to yourself | |
| See also | submissive | Inclined or willing / willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination |
| timid | showing fear and lack of confidence | |
| unaggressive, nonaggressive | not aggressive | |
| Opposite | assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive | aggressively self-assured |
| Nouns | unassertiveness | diffidence about self promotion |
| Adverbs | unassertively | in an unassertive manner |
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