uncommunicative
21uncommunicative — UK [ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv] / US [ˌʌnkəˈmjunɪˌkeɪtɪv] adjective not willing to talk or to give information …
22uncommunicative — [ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv] adj not willing to talk or give information …
23uncommunicative — un•com•mu•ni•ca•tive [[t]ˌʌn kəˈmyu nɪ kə tɪv, ˌkeɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. cvb not inclined to talk or communicate; reserved; reticent • Etymology: 1685–95 un com•mu′ni•ca•tive•ly, adv. un com•mu′ni•ca•tive•ness, n …
24uncommunicative — /ʌnkəˈmjunəkətɪv/ (say unkuh myoohnuhkuhtiv) adjective not disposed to impart information, opinions, etc.; reserved; taciturn. –uncommunicatively, adverb –uncommunicativeness, noun …
25uncommunicative — adj. not wanting to communicate; taciturn. Derivatives: uncommunicatively adv. uncommunicativeness n …
26reticent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. reserved, uncommunicative, hesitant, quiet; see quiet 2 , reserved 3 , taciturn . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [RET i sunt] reserved, quiet, restrained. He tended to be reticent and barely spoke… …
27taciturn — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. reticent, uncommunicative, silent, mute, speechless, close, mum, curt, close mouthed, sententious, sparing, not liking to talk; see also quiet 2 , reserved 3 . Ant. talkative*, loquacious, chatty. II (Roget s 3… …
28silent — 1 Silent, uncommunicative, taciturn, reticent, reserved, secretive, close, close lipped, closemouthed, tight lipped are comparable when they mean showing restraint in speaking to or with others. Silent and uncommunicative often imply a tendency… …
29reserved — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. undemonstrative, diffident, distant, reticent; set aside. See modesty, silence, store. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Held on reservation] Syn. appropriated, preempted, claimed, private, booked, engaged …
30uncommunicativeness — noun the trait of being uncommunicative • Ant: ↑communicativeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑uncommunicative • Hypernyms: ↑trait • Hyponyms: ↑muteness, ↑ …
