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as in silent
deliberately refraining from speech
the child was uncommunicative and unhelpful to school investigators
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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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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
Me about uncommunicative guys who lack intent and she about self-sabotaging the nicest guy she’s ever dated.
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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
Dutifully filing reports to his uncommunicative and far-off superiors, Pascali regards his pay as proof that his work is imperative.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
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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
Dutifully filing reports to his uncommunicative and far-off superiors, Pascali regards his pay as proof that his work is imperative.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncommunicative
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The Hollywood epic sees Chazelle embrace an aesthetic of decadence and depravity to showcase the outrageous excess of 1920s Hollywood, as the industry transitions from silent pictures to the talkies.Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Near the end of the last chorus, the instruments go respectfully silent as the narrator makes his confession a capella.Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Harbinger is an alien presence on a secretive but dire mission, and he’s being hunted down by Assassin, a killer trying to prevent Harbinger from completing his quest.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's protective guard inadvertently gave away their presence at a number of secretive facilities over several years, providing hints of the whereabouts of the Kremlin leader in what could be a significant security breach, a new investigation found.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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By that time, most of the people who came to watch had cleared the sales floor for the more inviting environs of their idling black cars or their reserved table at Mr. Chow.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Breznik’s husband, Matjaž, a reserved and soft-spoken man, is her sous-chef.Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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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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Mikko Rantanen spoke bluntly about Nichushkin, saying the quiet part out loud.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Find a quiet spot away from city lights, lay back, and enjoy the cosmos while sharing stories with friends.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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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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Automakers are notoriously reticent to discuss their future product plans.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2024
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Some, like their political namesake, seem to be reticent with the press.Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ballot recounts are scheduled Tuesday for two close Ramsey County races.Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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China demonstrated its pull on the world stage by welcoming a delegation from Saudi Arabia with its first pavilion at the event, as well as its close ties with Russia even as that country is isolated from Western nations and their allies due to its invasion of Ukraine.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Uncommunicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncommunicative. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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