reticent

Definitions

Inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech; reserved.

Reluctant or restrained in revealing one's thoughts or feelings.

Examples

He was reticent about discussing his past, preferring to focus on the future instead.

Despite her talent, she remained reticent during meetings and rarely shared her ideas.

The witness was surprisingly reticent when the police asked for details about the incident.

Synonyms

reserved taciturn withdrawn introverted restrained secretive diffident

Antonyms

talkative garrulous loquacious communicative outgoing extroverted voluble