uncommunicative

adjective

un·​com·​mu·​ni·​ca·​tive ˌən-kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tiv How to pronounce uncommunicative (audio)
-ni-kə-tiv
: not disposed to talk or impart information : reserved

Examples of uncommunicative in a Sentence

the child was uncommunicative and unhelpful to school investigators intelligence agencies must be uncommunicative about their operations if they are to be at all effective
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Her older roommate, Prabha, whose uncommunicative husband now works in Germany, is lonely. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024 Me about uncommunicative guys who lack intent and she about self-sabotaging the nicest guy she’s ever dated. R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2024 But the pathologically uncommunicative Wayne never seems all that happy about anything. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 The most original piece of work in this volume is Matthew Evangelista's fascinating analysis of the transnational organizations -- such as Pugwash and the Palme Commission -- that kept dialogue alive during the more uncommunicative days of the Cold War. Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010 See all Example Sentences for uncommunicative 

Word History

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uncommunicative was in 1691

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“Uncommunicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncommunicative. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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uncommunicative

adjective
un·​com·​mu·​ni·​ca·​tive ˌən-kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt-iv How to pronounce uncommunicative (audio)
-ni-kət-
: not tending to talk or give out information : reserved
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