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tight lipped
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncommunicative |
| Synonyms: | aloof, antisocial, brooding, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, cold, curt, distant, dour, dried-up, dumb, laconic, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, reticent, sententious, silent, sparing, speechless, tight-lipped, unexpressive, unforthcoming, withdrawn |
| Antonyms: | communicative, fluent, talkative, wordy |
| Main Entry: | incommunicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | taciturn |
| Synonyms: | aloof, antisocial, brooding, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, cold, curt, distant, dour, dried-up, dumb, incommunicative, laconic, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, reticent, sententious, silent, sparing, speechless, tight-lipped, tightlipped, uncommunicable, uncommunicative, unexpressive, unforthcoming, withdrawn |
| Main Entry: | incommunicative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | taciturn |
| Synonyms: | aloof, antisocial, brooding, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, cold, curt, distant, dour, dried-up, dumb, incommunicable, laconic, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, reticent, sententious, silent, sparing, speechless, tight-lipped, tightlipped, uncommunicable, uncommunicative, unexpressive, unforthcoming, withdrawn |
| Main Entry: | inobtrusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet |
| Synonyms: | buttoned up, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, could hear a pin drop, dumb, hushed, hushful, inaudible, low, low-pitched, muffled, mute, muted, noiseless, not saying boo, peaceful, quiescent, quieted, reserved, restrained, reticent, secretive, silent, soft, soundless, speechless, still, stilled, subdued, taciturn, tasteful, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, unexpressed, unobtrusive, unspeaking, unuttered, whist |
| Main Entry: | uncommunicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | taciturn |
| Synonyms: | aloof, antisocial, brooding, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, cold*, curt, distant, dour, dried-up, dumb, incommunicable, incommunicative, laconic, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, reticent, sententious, silent, sparing, speechless, tight-lipped, tightlipped, uncommunicative, unexpressive, unforthcoming, withdrawn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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