as in silent
tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination)
the cabinet official is usually tight-lipped about her private life
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Recent Examples of tight-lipped
As such, the actor's been particularly tight-lipped about it.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Brinks was tight-lipped and would not say how the truck opened or whether the driver would be disciplined.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Apparently, porpoises are tight-lipped, even for dreamy-eyed lil kiddos.
—Outside Online, 23 Apr. 2025
Vanderpump has remained tight-lipped about the new cast, other than the show going back to its roots at SUR.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Brinks was tight-lipped and would not say how the truck opened or whether the driver would be disciplined.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Apparently, porpoises are tight-lipped, even for dreamy-eyed lil kiddos.
—Outside Online, 23 Apr. 2025
Vanderpump has remained tight-lipped about the new cast, other than the show going back to its roots at SUR.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tight-lipped
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tight-lipped
Adjective
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One of the radio outages appears to have taken place on November 6, when controllers overseeing Newark went silent for more than two minutes, according to air traffic audio from the website LiveATC.net and first published in November by the YouTube channel VASAviation.—
Casey Tolan,
CNN Money,
7 May 2025
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There are silent vibrating alarms that can be worn on the wrist for exactly this purpose.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Economists and geopolitical experts, however, are more reserved in their appraisal of the agreement.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Drizzle with about 2 tablespoons of the reserved marinade and toss to coat.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In 2024, China's approach to U.S. tariffs remained relatively restrained.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Maybe this will be a rare case of restrained longing.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
Cite this Entry
“Tight-lipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tight-lipped. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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