He seemed awfully cagey when I asked him what he needed the additional supplies for.
Source: tatoeba (8900787)
Cagey
//ˈkeɪd͡ʒi//
Synonyms for "cagey" (77 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (23)
Related words (38)
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Translations
24 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- необщителен adj (uncommunicative)
- потаен adj (wary, careful, shrewd)
- предпазлив adj (wary, careful, shrewd)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 小心的 adj (wary, careful, shrewd)
- 有戒心的 adj (uncommunicative)
- 谨慎的 adj (wary, careful, shrewd)
Czech
3 entries- opatrný adj (wary, careful, shrewd)
- tajnůstkářský adj (uncommunicative)
- zdrženlivý adj (wary, careful, shrewd)
Dutch
3 entries- gesloten adj (uncommunicative)
- terughoudend adj (wary, careful, shrewd)
- zwijgzaam adj (uncommunicative)
Finnish
2 entries- ovela adj (wary, careful, shrewd)
- varautunut adj (uncommunicative)
German
2 entries- schweigsam adj (uncommunicative)
- zurückhaltend adj (wary, careful, shrewd)
Māori
1 entries- whakatōngā adj (uncommunicative)
Polish
4 entries- małomówny adj (uncommunicative)
- niekomunikatywny adj (uncommunicative)
- nierozmowny adj (uncommunicative)
- nieufny adj (wary, careful, shrewd)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
She's cagey about her plans.
Source: tatoeba (10651276)
Samara: I will be in the shadows watching, Shepard. You will never be alone -- this I swear. But you cannot barge in with guns and allies. Samara: Morinth is far too cagey -- she'd simply disappear. This is a subtle, delicate act. Trust me.
Source: wiktionary
But with both sides in the Premier League's bottom three before the game began, the three points at stake made for a cagey match.
Source: wiktionary
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