85 semantically close words with a proximity score above 0.5. Click stars in the map to explore.
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fight shy
shy away
shy
avoid
shirk
hide behind
eschew
shrink back
keep away
avoid like the plague
steer clear
tiptoe around
chicken out
shun
flinch
evade
fend off
run away
walk away from
keep off
back off
get cold feet
run scared
keep from
beat around the bush
turn away
cower
wriggle out of
dodge
keep back
fear
stave off
keep out of
pussyfoot
ward off
flee
elude
beware
run for the hills
walk on eggshells
want no part of
shilly-shally
hesitate
live in the shadow of
hold off
draw back
cop out
not want to do that
show the white feather
stand back
shrug off
stop short
cold shoulder
hold back
watch out
skulk
shylock
swear off
cold-shoulder
abstain
tread softly
forbear
trod lightly
guard against
tread lightly
quail
run afoul of
tread carefully
frown on
not be caught dead
get away with
walk away with
deny oneself
frown upon
head off
run behind
fall behind
avert
reticence
put off
take a dim view of
sidestep
withhold
turn tail
recoil