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EFFUSIVENESS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word effusiveness. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For EFFUSIVENESS

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aloofness
nounn
noun

• indifference by personal withdrawal

• a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

coldness
nounn
noun

• the sensation produced by low temperatures

• a lack of affection or enthusiasm

• the absence of heat

hesitance
nounn
noun

• a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

indifference
nounn
noun

• unbiased impartial unconcern

• apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

• the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

• the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern

inhibition
nounn
noun

• (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

• the quality of being inhibited

• (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part

• the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)

reserve
verb, nounv, n
noun

• formality and propriety of manner

• something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

• an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

• (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions

• a district that is reserved for particular purpose

• armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency

• the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

verb

• hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance

• arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

restraint
nounn
noun

• the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

• discipline in personal and social activities

• the state of being physically constrained

• a rule or condition that limits freedom

• lack of ornamentation

• a device that retards something's motion

reticence
nounn
noun

• the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

standoffishness
nounn
noun

• a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

taciturnity
nounn
noun

• the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

Alternatives for ALOOFNESS

Alternatives for COLDNESS

Alternatives for HESITANCE

Alternatives for INDIFFERENCE

Alternatives for INHIBITION

Alternatives for RESERVE

Alternatives for RESTRAINT

Alternatives for RETICENCE

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