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71uncommunicative — Synonyms and related words: aloof, autistic, bashful, canny, careful, cautious, circumspect, close, close lipped, close tongued, closemouthed, dark, deliberate, discreet, disinclined to communicate, dissociable, distant, evasive, gingerly,… …
72overcautious — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. overcareful, timorous, fearful, unenterprising. See caution …
73shiftless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lazy, indolent, improvident, thriftless, negligent. See inactivity, unpreparedness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. idle, inactive, indolent; see lazy 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. lazy,… …
74slothful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sluggish, lethargic, indolent; see lazy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. lazy, indolent, idle, shiftless, lacking ambition, unenterprising, sluggish, lethargic, listless. ANT.: energetic, ambitious, *go getting III… …
75safe — adjective 1》 protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or lost. ↘not causing or leading to harm or injury. ↘(of a place) affording security or protection. 2》 often derogatory cautious and unenterprising. 3》… …
76spiritless — a. 1. Lifeless, breathless, extinct, dead. 2. Dejected, depressed, discouraged, dispirited, low spirited. 3. Dull, torpid, sluggish, cold, apathetic, phlegmatic, languid, soulless, feeble, unenterprising. 4. Heavy, stupid, dull, frigid, tame,… …
77safe — 1. adjective 1) the jewels are safe in the bank Syn: secure, protected, shielded, sheltered, guarded, out of harm s way Ant: insecure, at risk 2) the lost children are all safe Syn …
78shiftless — adjective he thought the whole family shiftless and dishonest Syn: lazy, idle, indolent, slothful, lethargic, lackadaisical; spiritless, apathetic, feckless, good for nothing, worthless; unambitious, unenterprising …
79staid — adjective I m not some staid librarian, you know Syn: sedate, respectable, quiet, serious, serious minded, steady, conventional, traditional, unadventurous, unenterprising, set in one s ways, sober, proper, decorous, formal, stuffy, stiff,… …
80lethargic — lethargic, sluggish, torpid, comatose are comparable when they mean being by constitution or condition physically and often mentally inert or inactive. Lethargic usually implies either a constitutional or a temporary or pathological state of… …
