reserved
adjective. silent, unsociable; constrained
- aloof
- backward
- bashful
- cautious
- ceremonious
- close
- close-mouthed
- cold
- collected
- composed
- conventional
- cool
- demure
- diffident
- distant
- eremitic
- formal
- frigid
- gentle
- icy
- mild
- misanthropic
- modest
- noncommittal
- offish
- peaceful
- placid
- prim
- quiet
- reclusive
- restrained
- reticent
- retiring
- secretive
- sedate
- self-contained
- serene
- shy
- soft-spoken
- solitary
- standoffish
- taciturn
- unapproachable
- uncommunicative
- uncompanionable
- undemonstrative
- unresponsive
- withdrawn
secret
adjective. underhand, clandestine
self-controlled
adjective. reserved
- aloof
- backward
- bashful
- cautious
- ceremonious
- close
- close-mouthed
- cold
- collected
- composed
- controlled
- conventional
- cool
- demure
- diffident
- distant
- eremitic
- formal
- frigid
- gentle
- icy
- inhibited
- mild
- misanthropic
- modest
- noncommittal
- offish
- peaceful
- placid
- prim
- quiet
- reclusive
- restrained
- reticent
- retiring
- secretive
- sedate
- self-contained
- self-restrained
- serene
- shy
- soft-spoken
- solitary
- standoffish
- taciturn
- unapproachable
- uncommunicative
- uncompanionable
- undemonstrative
- unresponsive
- withdrawn
self-restrained
adjective. reserved
- aloof
- backward
- bashful
- cautious
- ceremonious
- close
- close-mouthed
- cold
- collected
- composed
- controlled
- conventional
- cool
- demure
- diffident
- distant
- eremitic
- formal
- frigid
- gentle
- icy
- inhibited
- mild
- misanthropic
- modest
- noncommittal
- offish
- peaceful
- placid
- prim
- quiet
- reclusive
- restrained
- reticent
- retiring
- secretive
- sedate
- self-contained
- self-controlled
- serene
- shy
- soft-spoken
- solitary
- standoffish
- taciturn
- unapproachable
- uncommunicative
- uncompanionable
- undemonstrative
- unresponsive
- withdrawn
sneaking
adjective. sly
- arch
- artful
- astute
- bluffing
- cagey
- calculating
- canny
- captious
- conniving
- covert
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- deceitful
- deceptive
- delusive
- designing
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- dissembling
- double-dealing
- elusive
- foxy
- furtive
- guileful
- illusory
- impish
- ingenious
- insidious
- intriguing
- mean
- mischievous
- plotting
- roguish
- scheming
- secret
- secretive
- sharp
- shifty
- shrewd
- slick
- smart
- smooth
- sneaky
- stealthy
- subtle
- surreptitious
- traitorous
- treacherous
- tricky
- underhand
- unscrupulous
- wily
sneaky
adjective. underhanded, dishonest
thieving
adjective. criminal
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