self-controlled
ADJECTIVE
reserved
Synonyms
WEAK
aloof
backward
bashful
cautious
ceremonious
close
close-mouthed
cold
collected
composed
controlled
conventional
cool
demure
diffident
distant
eremitic
formal
frigid
gentle
icy
inhibited
mild
misanthropic
modest
noncommittal
offish
peaceful
placid
prim
quiet
reclusive
restrained
reticent
retiring
secretive
sedate
self-contained
self-restrained
serene
shy
soft-spoken
solitary
standoffish
taciturn
unapproachable
uncommunicative
uncompanionable
undemonstrative
unresponsive
withdrawn
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.