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reticent
Synonyms and Antonyms of reticent
- the panel decided to investigate the fraud charges against the company, which has always been reticent about its internal operations
- her husband is by nature a reticent person, and she resigned herself to that fact long ago
diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy
extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing, sociable
- understandably, she's reticent about becoming involved with another evangelical religious sect
cagey (also cagy), disinclined, dubious, hesitant, indisposed, loath (also loth), reluctant
Synonym Discussion of reticent
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- the strong, silent type
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- taciturn villagers
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- was reticent about his plans
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- greetings were brief, formal, and reserved
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- the secretive research and development division
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