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reticent

[ret-uh-suhnt] / ˈrɛt ə sənt /
ADJECTIVE
secretive, quiet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bashful hesitant mum reserved restrained shy silent taciturn
WEAK
clammed up close close-mouthed dried-up dummied up tight-lipped uncommunicative unforthcoming unspeaking uptight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
communicative confident extroverted outgoing talkative unreserved unshy
WEAK
forward unrestrained

Example Sentences

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However, it could be much more reticent about prospects for future rate cuts given high energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Disney’s struggles with succession over the decades have become epic dramas filled with false starts, larger-than-life leaders reticent to go and allegations of hollow searches for a new CEO.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

However, many investors are reticent to sell stocks short.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Koepka took no legal action against the tour when he left and was always reticent to join LIV's outspoken stance against the golfing establishment.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Thus, the girls were no longer always together, and Nancy deeply felt the daytime absence of her friend, the one person with whom she need be neither brave nor reticent.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote