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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cool |
| Synonyms: | aloof, annoyed, apathetic, chill*, chilly, distant, frigid, impertinent, impudent, incurious, indifferent, insolent, lukewarm, offended, offhand, offish, procacious, remote, reserved, reticent, solitary*, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, unenthusiastic, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unwelcoming, withdrawn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inhibited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shy |
| Synonyms: | bottled up, cold, constrained, frustrated, guarded, hung up, passionless, repressed, reserved, reticent, self-conscious, subdued, undemonstrative, unresponsive, uptight, withdrawn |
| Antonyms: | aggressive, bold, forward, immodest, self-confident |
| Main Entry: | phlegmatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unemotional |
| Synonyms: | along for the ride, apathetic, blah*, cold, cool, deadpan, desensitized, disinterested, dispassionate, dull, emotionless, flat, frigid, groggy, indifferent, lethargic, lifeless, listless, passionless, passive, sluggish, uncompassionate, undemonstrative, unexcitable, unfeeling, uninvolved, unresponsive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reserved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silent, unsociable; constrained |
| Synonyms: | aloof, backward, bashful, cautious, ceremonious, close, close-mouthed, cold*, collected, composed, conventional, cool, demure, diffident, distant, eremitic, formal, frigid, gentle, icy*, mild, misanthropic, modest, noncommittal, offish, peaceful, placid, prim, quiet, reclusive, restrained, reticent, retiring, secretive, sedate, self-contained, serene, shy, soft-spoken, solitary, standoffish, taciturn, unapproachable, uncommunicative, uncompanionable, undemonstrative, unresponsive, withdrawn |
| Antonyms: | extroverted, friendly, outgoing, sociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | restrained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, quiet |
| Synonyms: | bottled up, calm and collected, chilled, conservative, controlled, cool, corked up, discreet, in charge, in check, inobtrusive, laid-back*, mild, moderate, muted, on a leash, plain, reasonable, reticent, retiring, self-controlled, shrinking, soft, steady, subdued, tasteful, temperate, unaffable, undemonstrative, under control, under wraps, unexcessive, unexpansive, unextreme, unobtrusive, uptight, withdrawn |
| Antonyms: | assured, bold, confident, extroverted, outgoing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unemotional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not responsive |
| Synonyms: | along for the ride, apathetic, blah*, callous, chill*, cold, coldhearted, cool, deadpan, dispassionate, emotionless, flat, frigid, glacial, going with the flow, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, impassive, indifferent, insensitive, laid-back*, listless, marble, obdurate, passionless, phlegmatic, quiet, reserved, reticent, rolling with the punches, thick-skinned, uncompassionate, undemonstrative, unexcitable, unfeeling, unimpressionable, unresponsive, unsympathetic |
| Antonyms: | caring, emotional, excitable, feeling, responsive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | withdrawn |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsociable |
| Synonyms: | aloof, aseptic, casual, cool, detached, disinterested, distant, incurious, indifferent, introverted, nongregarious, offish, quiet, recluse, reclusive, remote, reserved, restrained, retired, retiring, retreated, shrinking, shy, silent, solitary, standoffish, taciturn, timorous, uncommunicative, uncompanionable, unconcerned, uncurious, undemonstrative, unforthcoming, uninterested |
| Antonyms: | extroverted, friendly, outgoing, sociable |
| Main Entry: | offish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cool |
| Synonyms: | aloof, annoyed, apathetic, chill, chilly, distant, frigid, impertinent, impudent, incurious, indifferent, insolent, lukewarm, offended, offhand, procacious, remote, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, unenthusiastic, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unwelcoming, withdrawn |
| Main Entry: | self-controlled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reserved |
| Synonyms: | 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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