People and roles
Synonyms for shyly
The synonym for shyly recorded in this bank is timidly, in the sense "in a timid, self-conscious manner". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for shyly
- timidlyadverb, in the sense "in a timid, self-conscious manner"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and shyly carries one sense so far.
in a timid, self-conscious manner.
The boy shyly offered his seat to the older woman, avoiding eye contact the whole time.
The true synonym
timidly
Same sentence, swapped: The boy timidly offered his seat to the older woman, avoiding eye contact the whole time.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- proudly
- rudely
- eagerly
Where shyly turns up in the game
shyly is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where shyly is the trap
- brazenlyadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is shamelessly, in the sense "in a bold and shameless manner", and shyly is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play shyly
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so shyly reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from people and roles at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. shyly carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.