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buttoned-up
adjective as in closemouthed
adjective as in done
adjective as in hushed
adjective as in inobtrusive
Weak matches
- clammed up
- close
- close-mouthed
- could hear a pin drop
- dumb
- hushed
- hushful
- inaudible
- low
- low-pitched
- muffled
- mute
- muted
- noiseless
- not saying boo
- peaceful
- quiescent
- quieted
- reserved
- restrained
- reticent
- secretive
- silent
- soft
- soundless
- speechless
- still
- stilled
- subdued
- taciturn
- tasteful
- tight-lipped
- uncommunicative
- unexpressed
- unobtrusive
- unspeaking
- unuttered
- whist
adjective as in mum
adjective as in noncommittal
adjective as in quiet
adjective as in safe
Weak matches
- cherished
- free from danger
- guarded
- home free
- impervious
- impregnable
- in safety
- inviolable
- invulnerable
- maintained
- out of danger
- out of harm's way
- preserved
- safe and sound
- safeguarded
- sheltered
- shielded
- sitting pretty
- tended
- unassailable
- undamaged
- under lock and key
- under one's wing
- unharmed
- unhurt
- uninjured
- unmolested
- unscathed
- unthreatened
- vindicated
- watched
adjective as in secretive
adjective as in silent
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- bashful
- checked
- clammed up
- close
- closed-up
- closemouthed
- curbed
- dumb
- dummied up
- faint
- hush
- iced
- inarticulate
- incoherent
- inconversable
- indistinct
- inhibited
- laconic
- mousy
- muted
- noiseless
- nonvocal
- not talkative
- reserved
- shy
- silentious
- soundless
- still
- struck dumb
- taciturn
- tongue-tied
- unclear
- uncommunicative
- unheard
- unsociable
- unspeaking
- voiceless
- wordless
- zipped
adjective as in speechless
adjective as in still
adjective as in through
Strongest match
adjective as in tight-lipped
adjective as in uncommunicative
adjective as in under wraps
adverb as in under one's hat
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Patel’s presence at the bureau has been something of a culture shock for a buttoned-up workforce, used to wearing suits and ties.
Notwithstanding a change of hair or profession, Demascus remains more or less himself as shapes shift around him — the protagonist, basically a good guy, a little buttoned-up, a little insecure.
Ironically, it’s that very buttoned-up image that some might know Hamlin for best.
The English Premier League, which Martin grew up with, was far too buttoned-up to allow his cameras the access they needed.
Her shirt might be undone, in contrast to the severe, buttoned-up tailoring of last week, but her shoulders are sharp and accentuated.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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