unforthcoming

adjective

Definition of unforthcomingnext
as in restrained

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforthcoming
  1. restrained
  2. ambiguous
  3. evasive
  4. laconic
  5. reserved
  6. uncommunicative
  7. reticent
  8. tight-lipped
Adjective
  • Madison plays Ani with her heart incrementally open and then slammed shut, her emotions playing out all over her face; Borisov is more laconic and more restrained.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
  • In the first half of the City game, Palmer seemed more restrained in his starting position wide on the right, illustrated by the touch map below.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Definition of restrained
Adjective
  • Sunny is the creation of Suzie’s husband, who died under ambiguous circumstances, leaving her alone in their life in Kyoto.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
  • To minimize misinterpretations, providing clear guidelines for writing test instructions and avoiding ambiguous phrasing is key.
    Asad Khan, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of ambiguous
Adjective
  • Still, Trump has been evasive about a specific agency or position.
    Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The Trump supporters at times boxed in the bus, slowed it down, kept it from exiting the highway and repeatedly forced the bus driver to make evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision, the lawsuit says.
    Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of evasive
Adjective
  • During that time, the laconic Puddy began dating Seinfeld's friend Elaine, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Trump cannot stop talking, especially about himself; Australians are laconic and taciturn.
    Michael Fullilove, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Definition of laconic
Adjective
  • Breznik’s husband, Matjaž, a reserved and soft-spoken man, is her sous-chef.
    Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Definition of reserved
Adjective
  • Her older roommate, Prabha, whose uncommunicative husband now works in Germany, is lonely.
    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
Definition of uncommunicative
Adjective
  • Automakers are notoriously reticent to discuss their future product plans.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Some, like their political namesake, seem to be reticent with the press.
    Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of reticent
Adjective
  • Ukraine is also tight-lipped about its personnel losses although in February 2024, President Volodymr Zelensky said 31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed, which is lower than other estimates.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The superstar duo has remained tight-lipped regarding details of the LP, but some special guests expected to appear on the album include Sting and Jelly Roll.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of tight-lipped
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“Unforthcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforthcoming. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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