adj. Function: adjective
1 inclined to cautious restraint in the expression of knowledge or opinions FF1C; too reserved to offer a spontaneous criticism FF1E;
Synonyms: constrained, incommunicable, noncommittal, restrained
Related Words: bashful, diffident, modest, shy; ceremonious, conventional, formal
Contrasted Words: demonstrative, expansive, unconstrained, unrestrained; boisterous, loud, ostentatious; extroverted, open, outgoing
Antonyms: unreserved
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Synonyms: SILENT 3, close, close-lipped, closemouthed, close-tongued, reticent, taciturn, tight-lipped, tight-mouthed, uncommunicative
Antonyms: effusive
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Synonyms: UNSOCIABLE , aloof, distant, insociable, offish, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncompanionable, withdrawn
Antonyms: affable
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Synonyms: ANTISOCIAL , eremitic, misanthropic, reclusive, solitary, standoffish
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Synonyms: QUALIFIED 2, limited, modified