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Avoidant

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abient	(psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
noncommittal	Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.
aloof	Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
head-in-the-sand	Exhibiting disregard for, or denial of, a problem or threat.
recondite	(of areas of discussion or research) Difficult, obscure.
headshy	Alternative form of head shy. [(of an animal) Disposed to evade having one's head touched.]
abstentiousnoun	Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
awkward	Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
cowardly	Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
standoffish	Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
offish	(informal) Aloof, standoffish.
bashful	Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
distant	Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
abstractive	Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction.
loath	Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.
antiverbalnoun	(literature, semiotics) Opposing or avoiding the use of speech or words.
unconcerned	Not anxious, apprehensive, or worried.
backward	Indicating position or direction.
abditive	(rare) Having the quality of hiding
aphantasicnoun	Exhibiting or relating to aphantasia.

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