CAGEY Synonyms

• temperamentally disinclined to talk

• cool and formal in manner

• reluctant to draw attention to yourself

• showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

• open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

• having more than one possible meaning

• having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns

• showing careful forethought

• people who are fearful and cautious

• avoiding excess

• heedful of potential consequences

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

• attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

• marked by skill in deception

• showing inventiveness and skill

• marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint

• unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic

• heedful of potential consequences

• difficult to describe

• skillful at eluding capture

• difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

• prudent

• set aside for the use of a particular person or party

• marked by self-restraint and reticence

• marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

• acting with a specific goal

• marked by skill in deception

• carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

• marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

• openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

• showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

• characterized by great caution and wariness

• characterized by great caution and wariness

• showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

• mentally quick and resourceful

• showing inventiveness and skill