undemonstrative

[uhn-duh-mon-struh-tiv] / ˌʌn dəˈmɒn strə tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

cool

Synonyms

WEAK

aloof annoyed apathetic chill chilly distant frigid impertinent impudent incurious indifferent insolent lukewarm offended offhand offish procacious remote reserved reticent solitary standoffish unapproachable uncommunicative unenthusiastic unfriendly uninterested unresponsive unsociable unwelcoming withdrawn

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She is as warm and outgoing as he is taciturn and undemonstrative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The 39-year-old was a presidential protégé - loyal, modest, undemonstrative.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

A four-time All-Star at age 29, is publicly undemonstrative.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2023

At Kerr’s games, while all the other parents yelled urgently at their kids from the stands, they would sit quietly, undemonstrative, all but still.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2022

The unrestrained life we had led made me believe that my new friends would be undemonstrative about my leaving.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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