uncommunicative
adjective
un·com·mu·ni·ca·tive
ˌən-kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tiv 
-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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Some supporters felt their club had become too corporate, too cold and too uncommunicative.
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Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Often, a less qualified candidate who displays high energy and eagerness can outshine a more qualified individual who appears disinterested and uncommunicative.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Sasse was uncommunicative and sometimes unresponsive to the university’s students and staff.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2024
Controlling owner Joe Lacob led a front-office effort to take a cold, mostly uncommunicative approach to Thompson’s next contract in his three summers of extension eligibility, league sources said, which isn’t separate from their norm.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
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Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Often, a less qualified candidate who displays high energy and eagerness can outshine a more qualified individual who appears disinterested and uncommunicative.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Sasse was uncommunicative and sometimes unresponsive to the university’s students and staff.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2024
Controlling owner Joe Lacob led a front-office effort to take a cold, mostly uncommunicative approach to Thompson’s next contract in his three summers of extension eligibility, league sources said, which isn’t separate from their norm.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
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“Uncommunicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncommunicative. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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uncommunicative
adjective
un·com·mu·ni·ca·tive
ˌən-kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt-iv
-ni-kət-
: not tending to talk or give out information : reserved
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