As much so as possible; they have hardly a way that you would like, my dear ma'am; and are as closemouthed as if they were afraid of committing themselves.
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Closemouthed
Synonyms for "closemouthed" (42 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (21)
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2 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- мълчалив adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
- необщителен adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Chinese
1 entries- 嘴严 adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Czech
1 entries- tichý adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Dutch
2 entries- gesloten adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
- niet spraakzaam adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Finnish
2 entries- tuppisuinen adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
- vaitelias adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
French
2 entries- peu bavard adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
- taciturne adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
German
3 entries- schweigsam adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
- verschwiegen adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
- zurückhaltend adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Hebrew
1 entries- שתקן adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Hungarian
2 entries- hallgatag adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
- szűkszavú adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Italian
1 entries- reticente adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Japanese
2 entries- 口が堅い adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
- 口堅い adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Portuguese
2 entries- reticente adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
- taciturno adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Russian
1 entries- молчали́вый adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Spanish
2 entries- callado adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
- taciturno adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Swedish
1 entries- tystlåten adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Yiddish
1 entries- שווײַגער adj (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Instructors were notoriously closemouthed about their gunnery techniques.
Source: wiktionary
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