The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHYER , but the solution may also be MEEKER which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in USA Today).
Less assertive crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHYER | 63 % | 5 |
| MEEKER | 38 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Less assertive
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- passive
- submissive
- subservient
- docile
- malleable
- pliable
- compliant
- obedient
- easy
- toward
- docility
- yielding
Crossword Answer definitions
SHYER adjective- Easily frightened; timid.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- Short, insufficient or less than.
- Embarrassed.
- A horse that shies.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SHYER
- More likely to shrink
- Not so gregarious
- Less likely to mingle
- Less gregarious
- More timid
- More like a wallflower
- More diffident
- Less outgoing
- Not as outgoing
- Less forward