UNDEMONSTRATIVE


Meaning of UNDEMONSTRATIVE in English

adjective

not socially outgoing

a shy undemonstrative person yet capable of deep feeling

Synonyms: aseptic, restrained, retiring, shrinking, unaffable, unexpansive, withdrawn; compare unsociable

Related Word: chill, cold, frigid, glacial, icy; emotionless, indifferent, unemotional, uninterested; aloof, distant, reserved, standoffish

Contrasted words: free and easy, hail-fellow-well-met, outgiving, outgoing, palsy-walsy; sociable

Antonyms: demonstrative

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