- uncommunicative
- adjective Date: 1691 not disposed to talk or impart information ; reserved
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
uncommunicative
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uncommunicative — index laconic, mute, noncommittal, phlegmatic, surreptitious, taciturn, unresponsive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Bu … Law dictionary
uncommunicative — (adj.) 1690s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + COMMUNICATIVE (Cf. communicative) … Etymology dictionary
uncommunicative — *silent, taciturn, reticent, reserved, secretive, close, close lipped, closemouthed, tight lipped Antonyms: communicative … New Dictionary of Synonyms
uncommunicative — [adj] shy, silent aloof, buttoned up*, clammed up*, close, closemouthed*, curt, distant, dried up*, evasive, guarded, hush hush*, offish*, on the QT*, quiet, reserved, reticent, retiring, secretive, short, standoffish, taciturn, tight lipped*,… … New thesaurus
uncommunicative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unwilling to talk or give out information … English terms dictionary
uncommunicative — [un΄kə myo͞o′ni kāt΄iv, un΄kə myo͞o′ni kə tiv] adj. not communicative; tending to withhold information, opinions, feelings, etc.; reserved; taciturn uncommunicatively adv. uncommunicativeness n … English World dictionary
uncommunicative — adj. uncommunicative about, regarding * * * [ˌʌnkə mjuːnɪkətɪv] regarding uncommunicative about … Combinatory dictionary
uncommunicative — [[t]ʌ̱nkəmju͟ːnɪkətɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as uncommunicative, you are critical of them because they do not talk to other people very much and are unwilling to express opinions or give information. My daughter is… … English dictionary
uncommunicative — adjective Tending not to communicate; not communicating. He asked and asked, but she remained silent and uncommunicative … Wiktionary
uncommunicative — adjective their uncommunicative dinner guests made the evening seem terribly long Syn: taciturn, quiet, unforthcoming, reserved, reticent, laconic, tongue tied, mute, silent, tight lipped, close mouthed; guarded, secretive, close, private;… … Thesaurus of popular words
