as in silent
tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination)
a taciturn man, he almost never initiates a conversation
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Recent Examples of taciturn
That description might imply a certain urgency, but Cooper’s taciturn script is largely content to move with the speed and ambivalence of self-discovery.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
The Bulls have a notable collection of minority owners that includes the Hunt family, owner of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, and billionaire Neil Bluhm, but this group has remained similarly taciturn about a potential WNBA investment.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
That presents her with a new problem — the groom's taciturn best man, Griffin, who will stop at nothing to make sure the wedding happens.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The next day both boys were exhausted and taciturn with the adults, but cool with each other.
—Cyndy Etler, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
The Bulls have a notable collection of minority owners that includes the Hunt family, owner of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, and billionaire Neil Bluhm, but this group has remained similarly taciturn about a potential WNBA investment.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
That presents her with a new problem — the groom's taciturn best man, Griffin, who will stop at nothing to make sure the wedding happens.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The next day both boys were exhausted and taciturn with the adults, but cool with each other.
—Cyndy Etler, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taciturn
Adjective
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Scherzinger’s only familiarity with the material was Billy Wilder’s 1950 film, which starred Gloria Swanson as a faded beauty of the silent era hell-bent on a return to relevance.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani was born in Voghera, near Milan, on May 11, 1932, named after silent movie actor Rudolph Valentino.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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James logged 19 minutes off the bench, which was the second-most for a Hornets’ reserved.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
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Using the fourth small reserved piece of dough, divide and make 3 balls the size of a key lime and 3 logs 1-inch across, then equally divide the rest of the dough into 3 balls about the size of a small plum, about 2½ inches around.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And that’s a stupid, dumb, mindless question.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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On TikTok, as The Washington Post has reported, some creators are making $5,000 a month using AI tools to write scripts and animate extremely dumb viral videos where old men talk about soiling themselves.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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The same restrained values of democracy have always marked the White House—a stately house, but not an imperial one.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cooper—director of pictures like Crazy Heart, Hostiles, and most recently The Pale Blue Eye—makes sure the proceedings are always restrained and respectful.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Taciturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taciturn. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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