Synonyms:
reticent, self-effacing, retiring
Meaning: reluctant to draw attention to yourself
Synonyms:
retiring, unassuming
Meaning: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"
Usage examples
He was by nature shy and retiring to a degree.
Besides, how could that be retiring into private life?
"She was such a gentle, shrinking girl, as shy and retiring as a child.
The rain fell fast; the air grew cool; and the people were retiring to their homes.
He gave him a good supper, and on retiring to bed took him with him to his chamber.
Poor Brandon sat down upon a stone, and, as he longingly watched her retiring form, wished in his heart he were dead.
The enemy was in plain view beyond the stream, and Shepard and the other spies reported that the Southern army showed no signs of retiring.
Never in my life had I known a more retiring man, for he was shy to the pitch of imbecility, yet well aware of the fact (for he was no fool).
On the third evening he was more fortunate, for having worked at his law books until late at night, he went out for a brisk walk before retiring to rest.
The lady so maltreated was of course extremely indignant, and she would fain have gone home without seeing the spectacle, but there was no passage for retiring.