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Recent Examples of closemouthed There’s also the closemouthed, menacing technician who lives on a houseboat and raises snakes; the actress first hired for the show’s leading part who dropped out of the role before shooting began; and the unknown burglar who fled the frightened player’s house. Tom Nolan, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022 Hutton’s gaptoothed smile replaced the closemouthed gaze and white eyeliner of Vogue models of the 1960s. Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2021 Ever since the couple pulled up stakes and moved away from the United Kingdom in March, their new spokespeople have been even more closemouthed. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2020 Led by Vice President Temer, whose cryptic, closemouthed demeanor has his rivals comparing him to a butler in a horror movie, the centrists anchoring Ms. Rousseff’s coalition broke away last week. Simon Romero, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closemouthed
Adjective
  • Designed for comfort and performance, this exercise bike uses magnetic resistance for a silent, frictionless ride.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Those reasons will spill out over time — certainly the silent Jem won’t interrupt.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Remove from heat and stir in reserved ham and lemon juice.
    Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Klopp is less reserved on player welfare.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Bishnoi denies involvement in Moosewala’s murder, but in an explosive interview from behind bars, accused his close aide of orchestrating it.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The departure of Busquets and Alba means Messi will lose two of his most talented teammates and closest friends.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • So many of Black Rabbit’s subplots are confusing, boring, or dumb.
    Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Luis Jauregui, a professor at UC Irvine, is an expert in quantum physics who is smart enough to describe his work in terms that are foreign to a non-scientist, yet affable enough to explain it anyway, without making any non-scientist feel dumb.
    Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • After the quick and secretive process, there are likely few opportunities Miamians will have to formally weigh in on the development plans.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The first-look images show Scott (Crime, Vigil) as Caspian Lockett, the headmaster and leader of the secretive Crookhaven school; Keith Allen (Shallow Grave, Trainspotting) as Head of Security Erasmus Sisman and Claire Forlani (Meet Joe Black, In the Name of the King) as Caspian’s wife, Carmen.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In the after-hours, the black faille number styled with a silky lime-green tank top was at once restrained and opulent, just great for a night out.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Britani, who has been all too quiet this whole time, sees an opening to make it about her, and thank god for that.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Tom Willander Willander had a quiet showing at prospect camp and training camp, then debuted with two sensational preseason performances against the Seattle Kraken and the Calgary Flames.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Red-cheeked and reticent, the duo shook their heads and took their sheepish leave.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The governor, a longtime ally of Big Tech, has been reticent to adopt stringent oversight.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Closemouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closemouthed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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