uncommunicativeness

  • 51discretion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. judgment; tact, finesse, taste.See caution, will. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Cautious or prudent conduct] Syn. caution, prudence, tact, diplomacy, foresight, mature judgment, circumspection, carefulness,… …

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  • 52restraint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of holding back Nouns 1. restraint, inhibition, repression, discipline, control, check, curb, rein; limitation, restriction; prohibition; monopoly. See circumscription, limit, subjection, retention,… …

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  • 53self-control — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. self discipline, possession, or restraint; poise, composure; reserve. See resolution. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. poise, restraint, aplomb, self government, discipline, self discipline, reserve, reticence …

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  • 54silence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Absence of sound Nouns 1. silence; stillness, quiet, peace, hush; inaudibility. 2. (reluctance or inability to speak) muteness, dumbness, aphony, voicelessness; taciturnity, reticence; deadness, dullness …

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  • 55self-restraint — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. patience, endurance, control; see restraint 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The keeping of one s thoughts and emotions to oneself: control, reserve, restraint, reticence, self control, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness.… …

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  • 56silence — si·lence || saɪlÉ™ns n. quiet, absence of sound, stillness; state of remaining quiet and still; reticence, uncommunicativeness v. make silent, make still, hush; quiet, put to rest; suppress; stop enemy gunfire by staging a more powerful attack… …

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  • 57silenced — adj. hushed, made still; quieted, put to rest; suppressed, put down si·lence || saɪlÉ™ns n. quiet, absence of sound, stillness; state of remaining quiet and still; reticence, uncommunicativeness v. make silent, make still, hush; quiet, put to… …

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  • 58silences — si·lence || saɪlÉ™ns n. quiet, absence of sound, stillness; state of remaining quiet and still; reticence, uncommunicativeness v. make silent, make still, hush; quiet, put to rest; suppress; stop enemy gunfire by staging a more powerful attack… …

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  • 59silencing — si·lence || saɪlÉ™ns n. quiet, absence of sound, stillness; state of remaining quiet and still; reticence, uncommunicativeness v. make silent, make still, hush; quiet, put to rest; suppress; stop enemy gunfire by staging a more powerful attack… …

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  • 60uncommunicative — adjective unwilling to talk or impart information. Derivatives uncommunicatively adverb uncommunicativeness noun …

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