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Assured vs Bashful - What's the difference?

assured | bashful |

As adjectives the difference between assured and bashful

is that assured is guaranteed while bashful is inclined to avoid notice.

As a verb assured

is (assure).

assured

English

Verb

(head)
  • (assure)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Guaranteed
  • Confident.
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    • , year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Marc Higginson , title=Shamrock Rovers 0 - 4 Tottenham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Youngster Townsend caught the eye on the wing, with his fantastic goal capping a classy performance, while Danny Rose continued his rapid development with an assured display at full-back.}}

    Synonyms

    * (guaranteed) sicker

    Derived terms

    * assuredly * mutual assured destruction * self-assured * unassured

    bashful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bashfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rfc-sense) inclined to avoid notice
  • reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

    • Synonyms

    * shy * See also