reticent

Meaning

1. Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
2. (proscribed) Hesitant or not wanting to take some action; reluctant (usually followed by a verb in the infinitive).

Synonyms

reserved

taciturn

silent

🔇

uncommunicative

restrained

quiet

secretive

shy

aloof

retiring

calm

self-effacing

reluctant

untalkative

backward

distant

not talkative

unemotional

withdrawn

modest

humble

close

coy

tranquil

undemonstrative

remain silent

shimmy-shammy

cagey

cautious

contemplative

continent

costive

dark

discreet

incommunicative

introverted

meek

morose

noiseless

nonverbal

offish

patient

secret

㊙️

self-contained

still

temperate

tightlipped

tight-lipped

timid

Translations

reservado

zurückhaltend

reticente

réticent

verschwiegen

reticente

riservato

reticent

reticente

ketum

suskun

dissimulé

reservado

zugeknöpft

Zaudern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛtɪsənt/

Etymology

Latin reticēns, present participle of reticeō (“to keep silence”).