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Synonyms
uncommunicative
close
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tight-lipped
taciturn
hush-hush
quiet
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closemouthed
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close⋅mouthed
/
ˈkloʊsˈmaʊðd
,
-ˈmaʊθt
/
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mou
th
d
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moutht
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–adjective
reticent; uncommunicative.
Origin:
1880–85;
close
+
mouth
+
-ed
3
Synonyms:
tight-lipped, diffident, taciturn, secretive.
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closemouthed
adjective
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" [syn:
close
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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