Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything.
Source: tatoeba (1947)
Taciturn
//ˈtæsɪtɜːn//
Synonyms for "taciturn" (82 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (24)
Related words (41)
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Antonyms
3 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
9 entriesderived
2 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
8 entriesTranslations
79 translations across 36 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- σιωπητικός adj (untalkative, silent)
- ἐχέμυθος adj (untalkative, silent)
Belarusian
3 entries- маўклі́вы adj (untalkative, silent)
- негаманлі́вы adj (untalkative, silent)
- нетавары́скі adj (untalkative, silent)
Bulgarian
2 entries- мълчали́в adj (untalkative, silent)
- необщи́телен adj (untalkative, silent)
Catalan
1 entries- taciturn adj (untalkative, silent)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 沉默 adj (untalkative, silent)
- 沉默寡言 adj (untalkative, silent)
Czech
2 entries- mlčenlivý adj (untalkative, silent)
- nemluvný adj (untalkative, silent)
Danish
2 entries- fåmælt adj (untalkative, silent)
- ordknap adj (untalkative, silent)
Dutch
1 entries- zwijgzaam adj (untalkative, silent)
Esperanto
1 entries- silentema adj (untalkative, silent)
Finnish
2 entries- hiljainen adj (untalkative, silent)
- jörö adj (untalkative, silent)
French
1 entries- taciturne adj (untalkative, silent)
Galician
1 entries- taciturno adj (untalkative, silent)
Georgian
4 entries- ენაუთქმელი adj (untalkative, silent)
- სიტყვაუთქმელი adj (untalkative, silent)
- სიტყვაძვირი adj (untalkative, silent)
- სიტყვაძუნწი adj (untalkative, silent)
German
4 entries- einsilbig adj (untalkative, silent)
- kurzsilbig adj (untalkative, silent)
- maulfaul adj (untalkative, silent)
- mundfaul adj (untalkative, silent)
Greek
3 entries- λακωνικός adj (untalkative, silent)
- ολιγόλογος adj (untalkative, silent)
- σιωπηλός adj (untalkative, silent)
Hungarian
1 entries- hallgatag adj (untalkative, silent)
Icelandic
1 entries- þögull adj (untalkative, silent)
Ido
2 entries- tacema adj (untalkative, silent)
- tacera adj (untalkative, silent)
Irish
1 entries- tostach adj (untalkative, silent)
Italian
1 entries- taciturno adj (untalkative, silent)
Japanese
2 entries- 寡黙な adj (untalkative, silent)
- 無口な adj (untalkative, silent)
Latin
1 entries- taciturnus adj (untalkative, silent)
Macedonian
2 entries- молчалив adj (untalkative, silent)
- ќутлив adj (untalkative, silent)
Māori
3 entries- hauarea adj (untalkative, silent)
- hauwarea adj (untalkative, silent)
- whakarikiriki adj (untalkative, silent)
Norwegian
1 entries- tagal adj (untalkative, silent)
Persian
2 entries- کم حرف adj (untalkative, silent)
- کم گوی adj (untalkative, silent)
Polish
3 entries- małomówny adj (untalkative, silent)
- milczący adj (untalkative, silent)
- milkliwy adj (untalkative, silent)
Portuguese
1 entries- taciturno adj (untalkative, silent)
Romanian
1 entries- taciturn adj (untalkative, silent)
Russian
3 entries- молчали́вый adj (untalkative, silent)
- необщи́тельный adj (untalkative, silent)
- неразгово́рчивый adj (untalkative, silent)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- mučàljiv adj (untalkative, silent)
- nerazgovorljiv adj (untalkative, silent)
- šùtljiv adj (untalkative, silent)
- муча̀љив adj (untalkative, silent)
Slovak
1 entries- mlčanlivý adj (untalkative, silent)
Slovene
1 entries- molčeč adj (untalkative, silent)
Spanish
1 entries- taciturno adj (untalkative, silent)
Swedish
4 entries- fåordig adj (untalkative, silent)
- ordkarg adj (untalkative, silent)
- ordknapp adj (untalkative, silent)
- tystlåten adj (untalkative, silent)
Ukrainian
3 entries- мовчазли́вий adj (untalkative, silent)
- мовчазни́й adj (untalkative, silent)
- нетовари́ський adj (untalkative, silent)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The English are a taciturn people.
Source: tatoeba (26126)
Mary's partner is a taciturn person.
Source: tatoeba (6147482)
Young Jefferson Hope rode on with his companions, gloomy and taciturn.
Source: tatoeba (6359710)
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