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. cliquish
  6. shy
  7. professional
  8. disinterested
Adjective
  • Conversely, timid or softened feedback delivered to struggling employees creates a false sense of security, signaling that there is no urgency to adjust course.
    — Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Knight was timid, and his interview was practiced, Becker said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of timid
Adjective
  • Don Henley compares the Eagles’ role there to the organist at a silent movie.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • This was nearly a full day after the latest injury there, and park officials have remained silent about what necessitated the closure.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of silent
Adjective
  • The device also includes instant hot and cold under-eye contrast therapy, designed to combine clinical benefits with a spa-like feel.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Preserving muscle during weight loss remains one of the greatest clinical hurdles in obesity medicine, according to experts.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of clinical
Adjective
  • As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
  • To strangers, Kay seemed demure, diffident, even shy, an impression her youthful appearance helped create.
    — Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of diffident
Adjective
  • Whitehead wanted to write, but workshops rejected him and the cliquish undergraduate literary scene put him off.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of cliquish
Adjective
  • Dell's strong comments on demand for AI servers is spreading to Nvidia , with shares up more than 3% and trading a few dollars shy of levels after last week's strong earnings.
    — Jeff Marks,Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That's just two shy of the SpaceX reuse record, which was set by B1067 last week.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of shy
Adjective
  • Indeed, Liekhus is the first actor who was able to convince me that the character of Ma Rainey really is a professional, jobbing singer.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Manufacturing lost 17,000 jobs, professional and business services was off 16,000, and both natural resources and mining as well as trade, transportation and utilities reported declines of 5,000.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of professional
Adjective
  • To be valid, a will generally must be written and have the testator’s signature witnessed by two or more disinterested people.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • On the other, last season’s first XI was stale and, at times, disinterested.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of disinterested
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“Clubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbish. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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