uncommunicative

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“Oh, Hi!” writer-director Sophie Brooks and Gordon are longtime friends who found themselves both back in their parents’ houses during the early stages of the pandemic and commiserating on relationship troubles and uncommunicative exes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

In an editorial late last month, the students sharply condemned university President Minouche Shafik and said administrators have been uncommunicative except for “ominous late-night emails.”

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

Analyzing the aquatically loquacious may also give us clues about whether midbrain injuries in humans may be linked to a person being mute or uncommunicative, according to Bass.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2024

He suggested that this research may help us understand how a malfunctioning human midbrain may render a person uncommunicative or mute.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024

Charles, in the office, was sullen and uncommunicative.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt