Modest as a vicar’s tea partyBy Jamie Archer / SimilesSynonyms: reserved, quiet, unassuming, shy, humbleDescribes shyness dressed in its Sunday best.Tags: ShyMore similes for ShyAs shy as the fawnTimid as a mouse in a cat showQuiet as a teenager at a dinner partyShy as a deer at the edge of a woodBashful as a groom at the altarReserved as an English weather forecastSee all "Shy" similes →