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reticent
Meaning: not revealing one's thoughts or feelings
reticent in a sentence
How reticent is used in real sentences:
He was reticent about the details of his trip.
He was reticent about his time abroad.
“Though reticent at first, Alvarez answered with nods and short phrases until Chen played a recording donated by Alvarez’s granddaughter.”
— from the passage Voices Across Generations
Synonyms for reticent
Other words for reticent — reserved, taciturn and uncommunicative — carry the same meaning.
- reserved
- taciturn
- uncommunicative
Antonyms of reticent
Words that mean the opposite of reticent:
Where it comes from
From Latin reticere 'to keep silent'
Memory hook
RETICENT — silent like RECE-ssed thoughts.