Synonyms of the word

retiring

• adj. Shy, introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.
• adj. About to retire from work.
• v. present participle of retire.
• n. retirement.

modest

• adj. Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
• adj. Small, moderate in size.
• adj. (especially of behaviour or clothing) Avoiding being sexually suggestive.

outgoing

• adj. Comfortable in social settings and interactions; confident in dealing with people especially in meeting…
• adj. (not comparable) Going out, on its way out.
• adj. (not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that…
• n. The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.
• n. The extreme limit; the place of ending.
• v. present participle of outgo.

past

• n. The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
• n. (grammar) The past tense.
• adj. Having already happened; in the past; finished.
• adj. (postmodifier) Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
• adj. Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
• adj. (grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
• adv. in a direction that passes.
• adv. Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
• prep. beyond in place, quantity or time.

preceding

• adj. Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
• v. present participle of precede.

receding

• v. present participle of recede.
• n. The action of something that recedes; a recessed part.

reticent

• adj. Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
• adj. (proscribed) Hesitant or not wanting to take some action; reluctant (usually followed by to and a verb…

retreating

• v. present participle of retreat.
• n. The act of moving back from something; a retreat.

self-effacing

• adj. Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable.

unassertive

• adj. Not assertive.

unassuming

• adj. modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.