Taciturn
Pronunciation of Taciturn
/tˈasɪtˌɜːn/, /tˈasɪtˌɜːn/, /t_ˈa_s_ɪ_t_ˌɜː_n/
Antonyms for taciturn:
free-spoken, extroverted, gabby, conversational, voluble, talky, blabby, gregarious, outspoken, talkative, motormouthed, mouthy.
Synonyms for taciturn:
Sense 1
uncommunicable, close-mouthed, tightlipped.
Sense 2
Incommunicable, secret.
Sense 13
austere
morose
saturnine.
reticent
secretive.
uncommunicative
Other synonyms and related words:
saturnine, Incommunicable, closemouthed, quiet, tightlipped, secretive, untalkative, uncommunicable, uncommunicative, buttoned-up, incommunicative, close, laconic, self-contained, close-mouthed.
close (adjective)
close-lipped.
concise (adjective)
dumb (adjective)
speechless, tongue-tied, mute, mum, silent, voiceless, dumb.
silent (adjective)
taciturn (adjective)
reserved, un-talkative, curt, succinct, tight-lipped, close-lipped, mum, reticent.
tightlipped (adjective)
close-mouthed.
uncommunicative (adjective)
mute, speechless, silent, secretive, reserved, tight-lipped, close, close-mouthed, mum, laconic, dumb, curt, reticent, quiet.
untalkative (adjective)
un-talkative.
Sense 2 (noun)
tightlipped, incommunicative, close-mouthed, Incommunicable, uncommunicable.
reticent (noun)
close-mouthed, quiet.
taciturn (noun)
reticent, untalkative, buttoned-up.
quiet (verb)
Usage examples for taciturn:
- However sore your eyes, or however taciturn your mood, there is no delay of writing when any service is to be done by it! - "The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II.", Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
- Later, however, he had found the herders kindly despite their taciturn manner. - "The Story of Wool", Sara Ware Bassett.