Timid as a mouse in a cat showBy Jamie Archer / Leave a Comment / SimilesSynonyms: shy, nervous, fearful, meek, cautiousDescribes shyness that has genuinely read the room.Tags: ShyMore similes for ShyModest as a vicar’s tea partyReserved as an English weather forecastShy as a deer at the edge of a woodAs shy as the fawnBlushing as a schoolgirl at her first danceQuiet as a teenager at a dinner partySee all "Shy" similes →