Unassertive

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unassertive
       adj 1: inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy
              unassertive person" [ant: {assertive}]
       2: not blatant or overly aggressive in manner or appearance; "a
          retiring disposition" [syn: {retiring}]



From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "unassertive":
     abject, accepting, acquiescent, agreeable, assenting, backward,
     bashful, complaisant, compliable, compliant, complying, consenting,
     diffident, modest, nondissenting, nonresistant, nonresisting,
     nonresistive, obedient, passive, rabbity, resigned, retiring,
     self-effacing, servile, shy, submissive, subservient, supine,
     timid, unassured, uncomplaining, unresistant, unresisting