Timid as a mouse in a cat showBy Jamie Archer / SimilesSynonyms: shy, nervous, fearful, meek, cautiousDescribes shyness that has genuinely read the room.Tags: ShyMore similes for ShyBashful as a groom at the altarShy as a deer at the edge of a woodBlushing as a schoolgirl at her first danceQuiet as a teenager at a dinner partyReserved as an English weather forecastDemure as a nun at Sunday serviceSee all "Shy" similes →