List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 358

SYNONYMS: silent, reticent, reserved, taciturn, secretive, uncommunicative, tightlipped.
These adjectives describe people who are sparing with speech.

Silent often implies a habitual disinclination to speak or to speak out: They were part of the great silent majority. The term may also mean refraining from speech, as out of fear or confusion: He must be warned prior to any questioning that he has the right to remain silent.
Reticent suggests a tendency to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself: She had been shy and reticent with me.
Reserved suggests aloofness and reticence: He was a reserved man, whose inner life was intense and sufficient to him.
Taciturn implies unsociableness and a tendency to speak only when it is absolutely necessary: At the Council board he was taciturn.
Secretive implies a lack of openness about or even concealment of matters that could in all conscience be discussed: She was too secretive to disclose her vacation plans.
Uncommunicative suggests a disposition to withhold opinions, feelings, or knowledge from others: Her uncle was a silent, uncommunicative Yankee farmer.
Tightlipped strongly implies a steadfast unwillingness to divulge information being sought: The general remained tightlipped when asked him about the invasion.