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- pronunciation:
- re
tih
snt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy.
She was talkative, even glib, as a young woman, but she'd become more reticent as she got older.- synonyms:
- quiet, reserved, restrained, taciturn
- antonyms:
- bluff, frank, garrulous, loquacious, spunky, talkative
- similar words:
- close-mouthed, hesitant, modest, reluctant, retiring, shy, silent, tight-lipped, uncommunicative
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related words: |
aloof, bashful, coy, demure, mousy, mum, noncommittal, private, unassuming |
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derivation: |
reticently (adv.) |
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