tight-mouthed

adjective

ˈtīt-ˈmau̇t͟hd How to pronounce tight-mouthed (audio)
Definition of tight-mouthednext
as in silent
given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge the studio has been tight-mouthed about how the show's cliff-hanger season finale will be resolved

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tight-mouthed
  1. silent
  2. close
  3. quiet
  4. secretive
  5. closemouthed
  6. dark
  7. prudent
Adjective
  • Importantly, this decision did not remove all agency deference just deference where the statute is either silent or ambiguous.
    Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The Kremlin remained silent on Assad’s whereabouts Monday, refusing to comment publicly on Russia’s decision to grant him asylum.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of silent
Adjective
  • Not to mention the fact that Trump and his close adviser, Elon Musk, both own two of Meta's competitor social media platforms.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Kate Fahey a close second, going for just 20k at the time.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of close
Adjective
  • Principled a stand as some might have seen it, Variety would have no doubt been part of a very quiet and small minority.
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Hotel du Palais de l'Isle overlooks a quiet canal—one of the many that earned the city of Annecy its Venice of France monicker.
    Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of quiet
Adjective
  • Marking Berger’s follow-up to Netflix Oscar winner All Quiet on The Western Front, Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events — selecting the new pope.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Nobody on the outside knows exactly how OpenAI makes its chatbot technology, and o1 is its most secretive release yet.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of secretive
Adjective
  • There’s also the closemouthed, menacing technician who lives on a houseboat and raises snakes; the actress first hired for the show’s leading part who dropped out of the role before shooting began; and the unknown burglar who fled the frightened player’s house.
    Tom Nolan, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Hutton’s gaptoothed smile replaced the closemouthed gaze and white eyeliner of Vogue models of the 1960s.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2021
Definition of closemouthed
Adjective
  • The user posted the images and videos, including an image of a light in the sky, and several videos that appear to be shot from a plane cabin, but are very dark.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The best places to watch are dark sky parks Michigan is home to six dark sky state parks, three international dark sky parks and an international dark sky sanctuary.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dark
Adjective
  • As the nation appears to be in one form of transition or another, transitioning to a position of safety may not just be prudent but also quite wise.
    Ron Insana, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • All in all, a prudent categorization in this context cannot do something blindly such as purely relying on the number of words.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of prudent
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“Tight-mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tight-mouthed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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