RETICENT Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word reticent. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RETICENT
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restrained | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • under restraint adjective satellite • cool and formal in manner • marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes • not showy or obtrusive • prudent | ||||||||
reserved | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • set aside for the use of a particular person or party • marked by self-restraint and reticence | ||||||||
introverted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences | ||||||||
mute | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a deaf person who is unable to speak • a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument adjective satellite • expressed without speech • unable to speak because of hereditary deafness verb • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping | ||||||||
quiet | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity • free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound • (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots noun • a period of calm weather • an untroubled state; free from disturbances • the absence of sound • a disposition free from stress or emotion adverb • with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') adjective satellite • not showy or obtrusive • in a softened tone • (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves verb • become quiet or quieter • make calm or still | ||||||||
secretive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information | ||||||||
silent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by absence of sound • failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to • implied by or inferred from actions or statements • not made to sound • having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility • unable to speak because of hereditary deafness • expressed without speech | ||||||||
taciturn | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • habitually reserved and uncommunicative | ||||||||
uncommunicative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions | ||||||||
withdrawn | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • withdrawn from society; seeking solitude • tending to reserve or introspection | ||||||||
reluctant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom • disinclined to become involved • not eager | ||||||||
retiring | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not arrogant or presuming • of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office • reluctant to draw attention to yourself | ||||||||
self-effacing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • reluctant to draw attention to yourself | ||||||||
unemotional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion adjective satellite • cool and formal in manner | ||||||||
untalkative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • temperamentally disinclined to talk | ||||||||
unwilling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not disposed to and refusing to do something adjective satellite • in spite of contrary volition |