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91 semantically close words with a proximity score above 0.5. Click stars in the map to explore.

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fight shy of
verb 0.888
shy away
verb 0.825
shy
verb 0.774
shirk
verb 0.680
flinch
verb 0.650
shrink back
verb 0.643
chicken out
verb 0.636
shilly-shally
verb 0.622
hide behind
verb 0.612
cower
verb 0.588
get cold feet
verb 0.587
run away
verb 0.587
pussyfoot
verb 0.586
flee
verb 0.585
show the white feather
verb 0.585
cop out
verb 0.581
shun
verb 0.576
run scared
verb 0.575
cold shoulder
verb 0.561
evade
verb 0.561
shylock
verb 0.559
keep away
verb 0.558
skulk
verb 0.552
quail
verb 0.551
hesitate
verb 0.551
run for the hills
verb 0.547
dodge
verb 0.544
cold-shoulder
verb 0.542
walk on eggshells
verb 0.540
draw back
verb 0.540
back off
verb 0.540
tiptoe around
verb 0.538
retreat
verb 0.538
eschew
verb 0.538
recoil
verb 0.536
turn away
verb 0.535
fade away
verb 0.535
fear
verb 0.532
slink
verb 0.531
skedaddle
verb 0.530
hold back
verb 0.530
falter
verb 0.527
clam up
verb 0.526
fend off
verb 0.526
cut and run
verb 0.525
keep back
verb 0.524
beat around the bush
verb 0.524
hided
verb 0.524
elude
verb 0.524
back down
verb 0.523
steer clear
verb 0.523
fleece
verb 0.522
wallflower
verb 0.521
stand back
verb 0.520
scurry
verb 0.520
avoid
verb 0.520
faint
verb 0.520
hold off
verb 0.519
reticence
verb 0.518
sidestep
verb 0.517
turn tail
verb 0.516
stealth
verb 0.515
shut away
verb 0.514
play dead
verb 0.513
sidle
verb 0.513
shrug off
verb 0.512
pull away
verb 0.511
fade
verb 0.511
shook off
verb 0.511
turn the other cheek
verb 0.510
avoid like the plague
verb 0.508
tread softly
verb 0.508
wimp
verb 0.507
feint
verb 0.507
fall back
verb 0.507
fight back
verb 0.507
walk away
verb 0.506
shyster
verb 0.506
face out
verb 0.504
backpedal
verb 0.504
fray
verb 0.503
tread lightly
verb 0.503
trod lightly
verb 0.503
hang fire
verb 0.503
skirmish
verb 0.502
shadow
verb 0.502
scutter
verb 0.501
withhold
verb 0.501
shinny
verb 0.500
flake out
verb 0.500
hedge
verb 0.500