📖 Definitions of "Uncommunicative"
adjective
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Tending not to communicate; not communicating.
"He asked and asked, but she remained silent and uncommunicative."
🔄 Synonyms of "Uncommunicative"
21 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| impassive | Having, or revealing, no emotion. |
| closenoun | (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. |
| deadpannoun | A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression. |
| guarded | Cautious; restrained. |
| silentnoun | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. |
| blanknoun | Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in. |
| noncommittalnoun | Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion. |
| mumnoun | (Commonwealth, Ireland, informal) Mother. |
| secretive | Having an inclination to secrecy. |
| expressionless | without expression |
| unutterablenoun | Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible. |
| inexpressive | Lacking expression or emotion. |
| poker-faced | Wearing a poker face: studiously neutral in facial expression; giving nothing away. |
| unexpressive | Not expressive |
| incommunicative | Uncommunicative. |
| tightlipped | Alternative spelling of tight-lipped. [(literal) Having the lips pressed tightly together, hence, not speaking.] |
| unrevealing | Not revealing |
| closelipped | discrete; likely to keep a secret |
| unpronounceablenoun | Impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate. |
| incommunicado | In a state or condition of inability or unwillingness to communicate. |
| closemouthed | reticent, secretive or uncommunicative |
↔️ Antonyms of "Uncommunicative"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| communicative | Eager to communicate; talkative. |
| communicatory | Whose function is to communicate |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Uncommunicative"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| incommunicative | Uncommunicative. |
| incommunicado | In a state or condition of inability or unwillingness to communicate. |
| inexpressive | Lacking expression or emotion. |
| impassive | Having, or revealing, no emotion. |
| expressionless | without expression |
| unexpressive | Not expressive |
| unpronounceable | Impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate. |
| unutterable | Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible. |
| closemouthed | reticent, secretive or uncommunicative |
| unrevealing | Not revealing |
| silent | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. |
| deadpan | Deliberately impassive or expressionless. |
| poker-faced | Wearing a poker face: studiously neutral in facial expression; giving nothing away. |
| noncommittal | Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion. |
| tightlipped | Alternative spelling of tight-lipped. [(literal) Having the lips pressed tightly together, hence, not speaking.] |
| blank | Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in. |
| secretive | Having an inclination to secrecy. |
| close | Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to. |
| guarded | Cautious; restrained. |
| mum | (colloquial) Secret. |
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