Synonyms for self-conscious
self-con·scious

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1. self-conscious, self-awareadjective

   aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts

   "self-conscious awareness"; "self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values"- D.M.Potter

   Synonyms:
   self-aware

   Antonyms:
   unconscious, comfortable

2. self-consciousadjective

   excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior

   "self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"

   Synonyms:
   self-aware

   Antonyms:
   unconscious, comfortable

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1. List of paraphrases for "self-conscious":

   shy, uncomfortable, timid

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1. Edward Farrior:

   With the growth of social media, there is no question that people see themselves more often in a bad light, social media has made some people more self-conscious.

2. Tim McGraw:

   Basically, I am an unsure, self-conscious, shy person. That is how I started — even when I was in college —before I would get on stage, I would start drinking. I would start drinking to stop shaking.

3. Kanye West:

   I was so self-conscious about the nanny and the housekeeper that I didn't want them to hear me screaming in the living room, i think that that's such a metaphor of something for the existence of so-called well-off people that they're not really well-off -- they won't even scream in their own house.

4. Katia Bishops:

   Subliminal messages delivered by toys, clothes and accessories about gender-appropriate roles and behaviors, proper weight and all matters appearance are internalized, as are the less subtle ones delivered verbally and in writing, when they reach puberty, girls are self-conscious and more prone to self-criticism, so these message seeds finally find a fertile ground to grow in.

5. Shannon Newhouse:

   I just feel like nothing can hold me back. I don’t feel [self-conscious], there’s nothing that I can’t do.