self-conscious
adjectiveHow many syllables in self-conscious?
There are 4 syllables in the word self-conscious.How to pronounce self-conscious:
Definition of self-conscious:
- self-conscious (adjective):
- aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts.
- embarrassed or ill at ease through being unduly aware of oneself as the object of the attention of others
- conscious of one's own acts or states as belonging to or originating in oneself aware of oneself as an individual
Synonyms for self-conscious:
abashed
aw-shucks
awkward
backward
bashful
conscious
coy
diffident
discomfited
discomforted
discomposed
disconcerted
embarrassed
ill at ease
inhibited
insecure
introverted
like a fish out of water
nervous
out of countenance
reserved
shamefaced
sheepish
shy
timid
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Antonyms for self-conscious:
assured
calm
comfortable
confident
content
easy
graceful
happy
natural
secure
self-confident
sure
unashamed
unself-conscious
unshy
unworried
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- trivialize
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- dispirited
- allegory
- persevering
- automaton
- unprejudiced
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- sextillion
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- entertainer
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- embroidery
- exceedingly
- outstandingly
- vociferous
- conformable
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- terrifyingly
- hyperbole
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- elaborate
- devotedly
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- obliterate
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- powerfully
- henceforward
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