taciturn

Definition of taciturn

Adjectives

habitually reserved and uncommunicative
Synonyms:
incommunicative, uncommunicative
not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
concise
expressing much in few words
buttoned-up
(British colloquial) not inclined to conversation
reticent, untalkative
temperamentally disinclined to talk
Antonyms:
voluble
marked by a ready flow of speech
communicative, communicatory
able or tending to communicate
prolix
tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky
full of trivial conversation
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