Definitions

incommunicative

[in-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-tiv, -key-] / ˌɪn kəˈmyu nɪ kə tɪv, -ˌkeɪ- /

ADJECTIVE

taciturn

Synonyms

STRONG

uncommunicative

WEAK

aloof antisocial brooding clammed up close close-mouthed cold curt distant dour dried-up dumb incommunicable laconic mum mute quiet reserved reticent sententious silent sparing speechless tight-lipped tightlipped uncommunicable unexpressive unforthcoming withdrawn

Example Sentences

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Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind.

From Jane Eyre by Townsend, F. H.