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  • 31taciturn — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. reticent, uncommunicative, silent, mute, speechless, close, mum, curt, close mouthed, sententious, sparing, not liking to talk; see also quiet 2 , reserved 3 . Ant. talkative*, loquacious, chatty. II (Roget s 3… …

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  • 32close-mouthed — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Not speaking freely or openly: close, incommunicable, incommunicative, reserved, reticent, silent, taciturn, tightlipped, uncommunicable, uncommunicative. See RESTRAINT, SOUNDS …

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  • 33tightlipped — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also tight lipped adjective Not speaking freely or openly: close, close mouthed, incommunicable, incommunicative, reserved, reticent, silent, taciturn, uncommuni cable, uncommunicative. See RESTRAINT, SOUNDS …

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  • 34uncommunicable — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Not speaking freely or openly: close, close mouthed, incommunicable, incommunicative, reserved, reticent, silent, taciturn, tightlipped, uncommunicative. See RESTRAINT, SOUNDS …

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  • 35inconversable — adj. incommunicative, inexpressive; bashful; reserved; unsocial …

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  • 36reserved — a. 1. Retained, kept, withheld, excepted. 2. Restrained, backward, cautious, cold, incommunicative, unsociable, unsocial, distant. 3. Shy, coy, taciturn, modest, demure …

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  • 37uncommunicative — a. Reserved, taciturn, close, inconversable, unsociable, reticent, incommunicative, sparing of words, of few words …

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  • 38unconversable — a. Unsociable, uncommunicative, incommunicative, taciturn, close, reserved, reticent …

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  • 39close — I. v. a. 1. Shut, shut up. 2. Stop, obstruct, choke, stop up, clog. 3. Conclude, finish, terminate, end, cease, complete, bring to a period. II. v. n. 1. Unite, coalesce, come together, be brought together. 2. Terminate, end, be concluded, cease …

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  • 40incommunicable — /ɪnkəˈmjunɪkəbəl/ (say inkuh myoohnikuhbuhl) adjective 1. incapable of being communicated, imparted, or told to others. 2. incommunicative. –incommunicability /ˌɪnkəmjunɪkəˈbɪləti/ (say .inkuhmyoohnikuh biluhtee), incommunicableness, noun… …