Bashful as a groom at the altarBy Jamie Archer / SimilesSynonyms: shy, nervous, self-conscious, blushing, awkwardFor shyness pointed directly at a crowd.Tags: ShyMore similes for ShyModest as a vicar’s tea partyDemure as a nun at Sunday serviceShy as a deer at the edge of a woodAs shy as the squirrelReserved as an English weather forecastBlushing as a schoolgirl at her first danceSee all "Shy" similes →