Reticent synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Impossible to communicate.
Hesitating or undecided; vacillating; doubtful
Characterized by reserve or a lack of expression:
taciturn (related)
Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
Careful about what one says or does; prudent; esp., keeping silent or preserving confidences when necessary
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Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
Unwilling; disinclined:
Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
Drawing back from contact with others, from publicity, etc.; reserved; shy
Done, given, or said reluctantly:
Characterized by restraint or reserve in expression:
Distant in human relations; aloof
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Not demonstrative; giving little outward expression of feeling; restrained; reserved
diffident (related)
(Informal) Stupid; moronic
(Informal) standoffish
Kept hidden from knowledge or view; concealed:
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Tending to remain concealed. Used of animals.
Marked by absence of noise or sound; still:
Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone.
expansive (antonym)
Characterized by a free and generous nature; sympathetic; demonstrative; open
communicative (antonym)
Of or relating to communication.
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forward (antonym)
Of, relating to, or done in preparation for the future:
unrestrained (antonym)
Having little or no space between elements or parts; tight and compact:
Disposed not to talk; tightlipped.
That cannot be communicated or told
Not disposed to be forthcoming or communicative; uncommunicative:
Distant in sympathy, interest, etc.; reserved and cool
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Moderately cold; chilly:
Feeling cold, often to the point of shivering.
Tending to reduce discomfort in warm or hot weather
Minimally similar:
The definition of standoffish is a detached or reserved person.
restraint (related)
Not speaking freely or openly
sounds (related)
Not speaking freely or openly
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attitude (related)
Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner
hot (related)
Close to a successful solution or conclusion:
Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.
Reasoned and objective, involving reason or intellect rather than feelings.
unenthusiastic (related)
circumspect (related)
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sceptical (related)
cagey (related)
sanguine (related)
ambivalent (related)
apprehensive (related)
Find another word for reticent. In this page you can discover 54 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for reticent, like: uncommunicable, hesitant, unapproachable, uncommunicative, quiet, taciturn, discreet, laconic, reluctant, restrained and retiring.