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reticent

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The fewer women who take companies public, the more reticent the check writers are, because they may have never seen somebody like you.

New hires are more hesitant to say they don’t understand their responsibilities or reticent to ask how to do certain tasks via Zoom versus in person.

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Next, the researchers plan to expand their survey to understand why people are reticent about the vaccine.

Unfortunately, they have also been far too reticent on the need for better access to medicine.

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In contrast to generally more reticent American producers, who rarely go on the record on this subject, Lloyd Webber seems willing to talk about his efforts for as long as there is battery life in a recording device.

When asked to evaluate his own work, Leigh was a little more reticent.

When it comes to his own role in the story, Tomlinson is surprisingly reticent.

Back home in New Orleans, Donovan is reticent and Pleasant is reflective, but neither man fit in.

President James Madison, at the time closely allied with Thomas Jefferson, was not reticent about discussing wealth inequality.

And, unlike most of the men on this show, that small fact has made him reticent to start a relationship with his new protégé.

Jim, however, proved to be much more reticent than his friends deemed either necessary or agreeable.

Indeed, earlier that morning he had been closely questioned by the commandant, but had been equally reticent.

Laura was inclined to be reticent, but Tanqueray drew her out by congratulating her on her popularity, on the way she kept it up.

Some of the foot pedestrians are said to have been less reticent about the lamp-posts.

But we all know that this is a subject on which scientific men are apt to be reticent.

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On this page you'll find 68 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to reticent, such as: bashful, hesitant, mum, reserved, restrained, and shy.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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