uncommunicative
adjective
un·com·mu·ni·ca·tive
ˌən-kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tiv 
-ni-kə-tiv
: not disposed to talk or impart information : reserved
Examples of uncommunicative in a Sentence
the child was uncommunicative and unhelpful to school investigators
intelligence agencies must be uncommunicative about their operations if they are to be at all effective
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But the pathologically uncommunicative Wayne never seems all that happy about anything.
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The most original piece of work in this volume is Matthew Evangelista's fascinating analysis of the transnational organizations -- such as Pugwash and the Palme Commission -- that kept dialogue alive during the more uncommunicative days of the Cold War.
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024
Me about uncommunicative guys who lack intent and she about self-sabotaging the nicest guy she’s ever dated.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2024
But the pathologically uncommunicative Wayne never seems all that happy about anything.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
The most original piece of work in this volume is Matthew Evangelista's fascinating analysis of the transnational organizations -- such as Pugwash and the Palme Commission -- that kept dialogue alive during the more uncommunicative days of the Cold War.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010
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“Uncommunicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncommunicative. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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uncommunicative
adjective
un·com·mu·ni·ca·tive
ˌən-kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt-iv
-ni-kət-
: not tending to talk or give out information : reserved
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