Another word for reticent
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Adjective
Not speaking freely or openly
- Not disposed to be communicative.
- Characterized by reserve or a lack of expression:
- Impossible to communicate.
- Having the lips pressed together:
- Reluctant to speak; close-mouthed.
- Characterized by restraint or reserve in expression:
- Habitually untalkative.
- Characterized by reserve or a lack of expression:
- Marked by absence of noise or sound; still:
- Not inclined to speak; not talkative:
- Not speaking or refraining from speech:
- Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve:
- Given to or marked by self-restraint and reticence:
- Not disposed to be forthcoming or communicative; uncommunicative:
- Impossible to be transmitted; not communicable:
- Incommunicative:
- Disposed not to talk; tightlipped.
- Being near in space or time.
- Being near in relationship:
- Bound by mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate:
Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner
- Emotionally unresponsive or socially detached; introverted or aloof.
- Not disposed to expressions of feeling; reserved.
- Not disposed to be communicative.
- Characterized by reserve or a lack of expression:
- Not friendly; aloof:
- Not accessible; inapproachable:
- Aloof or reserved.
- Existing, living, or going without others; alone:
- Happening, done, or made alone:
- Remote from civilization; secluded:
- Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve:
- Given to or marked by self-restraint and reticence:
- Located far away; distant in space.
- Hidden away; secluded:
- Distant in time:
- Inclined to be distant and reserved; aloof.
- Separate or apart in space.
- Far removed; remote:
- Coming from or going to a distance:
- Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold:
- Giving or suggesting relief from heat:
- Marked by calm self-control:
- Cool or cold enough to cause discomfort.
- Feeling cold, often to the point of shivering.
- Unenthusiastic:
- A moderate but penetrating coldness.
- A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin.
- A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy:
- Emotionally reserved or indifferent:
- Distant or uninvolved:
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Another word for reticent
Modifier
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- Making or characterized by little or no noise:
- Free of turmoil and agitation; calm:
- Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing:
- Inclined or tending to hesitate.
- Not disposed to be communicative.
- Characterized by reserve or a lack of expression:
- Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve:
- Given to or marked by self-restraint and reticence:
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