uncommunicative — index laconic, mute, noncommittal, phlegmatic, surreptitious, taciturn, unresponsive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Bu … Law dictionary
uncommunicative — (adj.) 1690s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + COMMUNICATIVE (Cf. communicative) … Etymology dictionary
uncommunicative — *silent, taciturn, reticent, reserved, secretive, close, close lipped, closemouthed, tight lipped Antonyms: communicative … New Dictionary of Synonyms
uncommunicative — [adj] shy, silent aloof, buttoned up*, clammed up*, close, closemouthed*, curt, distant, dried up*, evasive, guarded, hush hush*, offish*, on the QT*, quiet, reserved, reticent, retiring, secretive, short, standoffish, taciturn, tight lipped*,… … New thesaurus
uncommunicative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unwilling to talk or give out information … English terms dictionary
uncommunicative — [un΄kə myo͞o′ni kāt΄iv, un΄kə myo͞o′ni kə tiv] adj. not communicative; tending to withhold information, opinions, feelings, etc.; reserved; taciturn uncommunicatively adv. uncommunicativeness n … English World dictionary
uncommunicative — adj. uncommunicative about, regarding * * * [ˌʌnkə mjuːnɪkətɪv] regarding uncommunicative about … Combinatory dictionary
uncommunicative — adjective Tending not to communicate; not communicating. He asked and asked, but she remained silent and uncommunicative … Wiktionary
uncommunicative — adjective their uncommunicative dinner guests made the evening seem terribly long Syn: taciturn, quiet, unforthcoming, reserved, reticent, laconic, tongue tied, mute, silent, tight lipped, close mouthed; guarded, secretive, close, private;… … Thesaurus of popular words
uncommunicative — adjective Date: 1691 not disposed to talk or impart information ; reserved … New Collegiate Dictionary