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Synonyms and Antonyms of uncommunicative

1 deliberately refraining from speech
  • the child was uncommunicative and unhelpful to school investigators
Synonyms of uncommunicative

dumb, mum, mute, muted, silent, speechless, wordless
Words Related to uncommunicative

inarticulate, tongue-tied

nonvocal, voiceless

dumbstruck

sulking, sulky, sullen
Near Antonyms of uncommunicative

articulate, eloquent, fluent, voluble, well-spoken

gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky

outspoken, unreserved, vocal

facile, glib, silver-tongued, smooth-tongued
Antonyms of uncommunicative

communicative, speaking, talking
2 given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge
  • intelligence agencies must be uncommunicative about their operations if they are to be at all effective
Synonyms of uncommunicative

close, closemouthed, dark, reticent, secretive, tight-mouthed
Words Related to uncommunicative

quiet, reserved, silent, taciturn, tight-lipped

discreet, prudent

clandestine, covert, furtive, hugger-mugger, secret, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underhand, underhanded
Near Antonyms of uncommunicative

candid, frank, honest, out-front, up-front

blunt, outspoken, tactless
Antonyms of uncommunicative

communicative, open
3 tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination)
  • resigned to the fact that her husband was always going to be an uncommunicative partner
Synonyms of uncommunicative

closemouthed, dumb, laconic, reserved, reticent, silent, taciturn, tight-lipped
Words Related to uncommunicative

aloof, indrawn, inhibited, introverted, reserved, restrained

sedate, self-contained, sober, staid

backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, retiring, self-effacing, sheepish
Near Antonyms of uncommunicative

free-spoken, outspoken, vocal

gossipy, talebearing

diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy

extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing, sociable
Antonyms of uncommunicative

blabby, chatty, communicative, conversational, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, motormouthed, mouthy, talkative, talky, unreserved

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