wallflower
The word “wallflower” has 3 syllables: wall-flow-er
It's pronounced as /ˈwɔːlˌflaʊər/
What is synonym and antonym for wallflower?
In the thesaurus, “wallflower” has 13 synonyms and 2 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for wallflower along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for wallflower
- brooder
- cold fish
- homebody
- iceberg
- icicle
- introvert
- loner
- mouse
- observer
- self-observer
- shrinking violet
- solitary
- thinker
Antonyms for wallflower
- extravert
- extrovert
Meanings of wallflower
- noun
- Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
- Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.
- A person who is socially awkward, especially one who does not dance at a party due to shyness.
- verb
- To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in.
Example Sentences
- She used to be a wallflower at parties, but now she enjoys socializing more.
- The wallflower quietly observed the dance floor from the sidelines.
- He felt like a wallflower in the midst of the lively conversation.
- Don't underestimate her, she may seem like a wallflower, but she's quite assertive in meetings.
- The shy student blossomed from a wallflower into a confident public speaker.
On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wallflower, such as: brooder, cold fish, extravert, extrovert, homebody, iceberg, icicle.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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iceberg
- abstract
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- aloof person
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- chunk
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- collected
- composed
- cool
- cool cat
- crystal
- cube ice
- detached
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- fair
- floe
- glacial mass
- glacier
- glaze
- hail
- hailstone
- ice cube
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- ice floe
- icecap
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- impersonal
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- indifferent
- judicial
- just
- laid back
- moderate
- neutral
- nondiscriminatory
- nonpartisan
- objective
- permafrost
- poker-faced
- prig
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- sleet
- snob
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- snot
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- stuffed shirt
- temperate
- tough
- unbiased
- unemotional
- unexcitable
- unexcited
- unfeeling person
- unflappable
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icicle
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