'fight shy' definitions:
Synonyms of 'fight shy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- avoid,
- blench,
- boggle,
- demur,
- falter,
- fight shy of,
- flinch,
- give place to,
- hang back,
- hang off,
- have qualms,
- hesitate,
- hold aloof,
- hold off,
- jib,
- jump,
- jump a mile,
- keep aloof,
- keep away from,
- keep clear of,
- keep from,
- keep hands off,
- keep remote from,
- let alone,
- make bones about,
- make way for,
- not meddle with,
- not touch,
- panic,
- pause,
- pull back,
- quail,
- recoil,
- scruple,
- shrink,
- shun,
- shy,
- shy at,
- skedaddle,
- stampede,
- stand aloof,
- start,
- start aside,
- startle,
- stay detached from,
- steer clear of,
- stick at,
- stickle,
- strain,
- turn away from,
- waver,
- wince