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Another word for reticent

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Adjective

  1. Not speaking freely or openly

    See also:

    sounds

    restraint

  2. Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner

    See also:

    hot

    attitude

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Another word for reticent

Modifier
  1. See also:

    taciturn

    reserved

    quiet

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Sentence Examples

  • Even the reticent members participated enthusiastically.

  • Thornton was equally reticent about both issues when I spoke to him.

  • He is initially reticent, unsure of the motives for my questions.

  • He was reticent to do anything about the problem.

  • He was reserved and very reticent, cold in manner and not sympathetic. There was, too, a certain Calvinistic austerity about him.

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