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close-mouthed
adjective as in tightlipped
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And maybe it will become easier for the next generation of fellow close-mouthed colleagues to find their voices.
Seeing what friends we have been, I ain't taking it very kindly because you have been so mighty close-mouthed.
I'm a close-mouthed woman, and know how to hold my tongue, which there ain't many females can say the same.
I can tell you no more than I have said already; for it is our duty to be close-mouthed, whether anything depends on it or not.
Having lived with him for eleven years, she had become somewhat close-mouthed like himself.
I was hurt at this, because every body knows how close mouthed I am.
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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to close-mouthed, such as: incommunicable, incommunicative, quiet, reserved, reticent, and secretive.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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