clubbish

adjective

Definition of clubbishnext
as in timid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbish
  1. timid
  2. silent
  3. clinical
  4. diffident
  5. shy
  6. professional
  7. disinterested
  8. taciturn
Adjective
  • The timid 20-year-old who couldn’t cook himself a meal is now a reliable senior international and Premier League signing.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But now, the timid Democrats through their inaction have convinced the American people that they cannot be trusted to lead or speak the truth.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of timid
Adjective
  • That alone makes the film a necessary watch for even those having a passing interest in dance, silent cinema, la Belle époque, lighting design, modern fashion and perhaps everything in between.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Three top concerns include elections and political turmoil that threaten progress, companies retreating or staying silent on DEI and ESG goals, and the rise of sustainability reporting that’s (temporarily) taking up companies’ time.
    Andrew Winston, Harvard Business Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of silent
Adjective
  • On a recent installment of The Joe Rogan Experience, the media personality welcomed guest Rick Strassman, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Boost patient engagement, understanding and connection—whether that’s with a clinical care team, educational information or online community—that results in better outcomes.
    Andrew Schultz, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of clinical
Adjective
  • Consider Chatterton’s Fields of This, an exemplary case study, as the hazy slacker rock the Oxnard, California, duo of guitarist-keyboardist Brock Pierce and multi-instrumentalist Logan Scrivner dream up is brash yet diffident.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
  • In the light of Rifkin’s diffident anguish, the heartfelt whimsy of these scenes plays like Allen’s own nostalgic reminiscence of his early, funny stuff—and of the way that his life used to be.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Definition of diffident
Adjective
  • Kassandra starts a little shy while meeting new coworkers, who wouldn’t be a little shy on their first day?
    Rob Gagnon, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As a result, the Predators weren’t shy about confronting Crosby.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of shy
Adjective
  • That bout, Netflix’s first professional live sports event, drew 65 million households streaming concurrently and 108 million global viewers, the company said.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • So while social support among like-minded people is important, the quitting experience can greatly benefit from professional guidance and resources.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of professional
Adjective
  • Yet Connell of all people, whose pretentious classmates use novels to seem superior, should know that the love of literature is hardly disinterested.
    Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Gorka was forced out of his role as an advisor during Trump’s first presidency after John Kelly, Trump’s chief of staff, became disinterested in keeping him, administration officials told the New York Times.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of disinterested
Adjective
  • High in the Italian Alps, the wise but taciturn eldest daughters of a provincial matriarch, perpetually pregnant, vie for the attentions of Pietro (De Domenico), who hails from Sicily and has been deserted by the war.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Entourage: Quirky characters played by Penélope Cruz, Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange rattle off most of the dialogue opposite taciturn Jack/Bob.
    Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of taciturn
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