1
as in silent
deliberately refraining from speech
the child was uncommunicative and unhelpful to school investigators
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2
as in secretive
given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge
intelligence agencies must be uncommunicative about their operations if they are to be at all effective
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3
as in reserved
tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination)
resigned to the fact that her husband was always going to be an uncommunicative partner
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Recent Examples of uncommunicative
Her older roommate, Prabha, whose uncommunicative husband now works in Germany, is lonely.
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024
Me about uncommunicative guys who lack intent and she about self-sabotaging the nicest guy she’s ever dated.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2024
But the pathologically uncommunicative Wayne never seems all that happy about anything.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
The most original piece of work in this volume is Matthew Evangelista's fascinating analysis of the transnational organizations -- such as Pugwash and the Palme Commission -- that kept dialogue alive during the more uncommunicative days of the Cold War.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024
Me about uncommunicative guys who lack intent and she about self-sabotaging the nicest guy she’s ever dated.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2024
But the pathologically uncommunicative Wayne never seems all that happy about anything.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
The most original piece of work in this volume is Matthew Evangelista's fascinating analysis of the transnational organizations -- such as Pugwash and the Palme Commission -- that kept dialogue alive during the more uncommunicative days of the Cold War.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncommunicative
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And university leaders fearing government investigations, funding cuts, or punitive endowment taxes crack down on campus protest, remove or demote outspoken professors, and remain silent in the face of growing authoritarianism.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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The story ends up focusing not on the man who could not remain silent, but on a man who held his tongue.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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Though her identity is not at first known to Benedict, the woman turns out to be Sophie Baek, a secretive maid with big dreams.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
14 Feb. 2025
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North Korea has sent munitions, missiles and fighters to Russia, raising speculation that the Kremlin has agreed to share weapons technology with the secretive nation as well as economic aid.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Bam Adebayo said there’s more to come for the reserved, respectful Stockholm, Sweden, native.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Pricing was not yet announced but playoff seating has already sold for several hundred dollars per seat in the reserved sections.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2025
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In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
10 Aug. 2023
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Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2023
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Amidst a sea of partygoers in wild outfits galore, Zoë Kravitz reminded us that sometimes breaking the rules can be a quiet act.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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Oh, and there’s no prize, except the quiet satisfaction of a job well done.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
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Ng’s father is reticent about his immigration story.—
Jane Hu,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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This simple act of writing down your thoughts, which is often easier for the emotionally reticent, is an easy way to do it.—
Jim VandeHei,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
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They were later photographed briefly locking lips at the event, fueling speculation about their curiously close relationship. 7.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Gavin Newsom California's governor is close behind, or tied, with Buttigieg in the recent polling.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Uncommunicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncommunicative. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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