Reticent
adjective
Not willing to tell people about things.
She was strangely reticent about her past.
Often appears as...
- strangely reticent
- remain reticent
adjective
Likely to keep silent or not to say much.
He's always been a reticent man and rarely speaks to strangers.
Often appears as...
- reticent man
- extremely reticent
adjective
Reluctant or avoiding doing or getting involved in something.
He has been reticent to invest more money in his brother's failing business.
Often appears as...
- reticent to invest
- very reticent
adjective
Not willing to tell people about things.
She was strangely reticent about her past.
Often appears as...
- strangely reticent
- remain reticent
adjective
Likely to keep silent or not to say much.
He's always been a reticent man and rarely speaks to strangers.
Often appears as...
- reticent man
- extremely reticent
adjective
Reluctant or avoiding doing or getting involved in something.
He has been reticent to invest more money in his brother's failing business.
Often appears as...
- reticent to invest
- very reticent
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Preference
Suggests a personal choice to keep information private without implying dishonesty.
Even though it was her birthday, she remained reticent about her age.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Subjects
Often used when someone avoids discussing taboo or very personal topics.
She was reticent about her family history.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Norms
In some cultures, being reticent is seen as a virtue and sign of good upbringing.
In his culture, being reticent is respected.
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Preference
Suggests a personal choice to keep information private without implying dishonesty.
Even though it was her birthday, she remained reticent about her age.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Subjects
Often used when someone avoids discussing taboo or very personal topics.
She was reticent about her family history.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Norms
In some cultures, being reticent is seen as a virtue and sign of good upbringing.
In his culture, being reticent is respected.
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Preference
Suggests a personal choice to keep information private without implying dishonesty.
Even though it was her birthday, she remained reticent about her age.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Subjects
Often used when someone avoids discussing taboo or very personal topics.
She was reticent about her family history.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Norms
In some cultures, being reticent is seen as a virtue and sign of good upbringing.
In his culture, being reticent is respected.
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Behind the lies of...
This was not a man who seemed at all ashamed or reticent about being a Holocaust denier. Now, lots of my academic colleagues counseled me -- "Eh, Deborah, just ignore it." When I explained you can't just ignore a libel suit, they said, "Who's going to believe him anyway?"
Video examples
On the Road With Andrew...
I'd never experienced before I felt powerful seen and I wanted to be seen whereas opposed before that I'd been very reticent than shy and I knew it was important because I told no one I told I didn't tell anyone helpful I just yeah it was good I liked it yeah when's the
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Safari Live - Day 222 PIPE...
with other males in order to protect their territories and so you will find that yeah even eleven lionesses are going to struggle to put three males to flight also remember that of the eleven six of them are sub-adults which means they will be very reticent to tangle
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Samantha Power: Shaking...
Maybe you stay reticent. Maybe you try to charm President Bush -- and that's what he did. And in so doing he earned himself, unfortunately, his final and tragic appointment to Iraq -- the one that resulted in his death. One note on his death, which is so devastating,
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Hendrik Poinar: Bring...
it feels like you're reticent there, and yet you've given us a vision of it being so possible. What's your reticence? Hendrik I don't think it's reticence. I think it's just that we have to think very deeply about the implications, ramifications of our actions,
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Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...
a female leopard would probably be stronger than one of these males a female leopard though would not pick a fight with five of them never seen that with the hyenas as well hyenas tend to when they're on their own be exceptionally reticent to approach
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The interspecies...
this physical continuity. But we've been much more reticent, much slower at recognizing this continuity in cognition, in emotion, in consciousness in other animals. Other animals are conscious. They're emotional. They're aware.
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Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
slink away but she might be reticent to do that because she knows Tandy will chase her and she's definitely Washington I just need to quickly get on
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Why I must speak out...
what do I know that would cause me a reticent Midwestern scientist to get myself
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James Hansen: Why I must...
What do I know that would cause me, a reticent, Midwestern scientist,
Video examples
Behind the lies of...
This was not a man who seemed at all ashamed or reticent about being a Holocaust denier. Now, lots of my academic colleagues counseled me -- "Eh, Deborah, just ignore it." When I explained you can't just ignore a libel suit, they said, "Who's going to believe him anyway?"
Video examples
On the Road With Andrew...
I'd never experienced before I felt powerful seen and I wanted to be seen whereas opposed before that I'd been very reticent than shy and I knew it was important because I told no one I told I didn't tell anyone helpful I just yeah it was good I liked it yeah when's the
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 222 PIPE...
with other males in order to protect their territories and so you will find that yeah even eleven lionesses are going to struggle to put three males to flight also remember that of the eleven six of them are sub-adults which means they will be very reticent to tangle
Video examples
Samantha Power: Shaking...
Maybe you stay reticent. Maybe you try to charm President Bush -- and that's what he did. And in so doing he earned himself, unfortunately, his final and tragic appointment to Iraq -- the one that resulted in his death. One note on his death, which is so devastating,
Video examples
Hendrik Poinar: Bring...
it feels like you're reticent there, and yet you've given us a vision of it being so possible. What's your reticence? Hendrik I don't think it's reticence. I think it's just that we have to think very deeply about the implications, ramifications of our actions,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...
a female leopard would probably be stronger than one of these males a female leopard though would not pick a fight with five of them never seen that with the hyenas as well hyenas tend to when they're on their own be exceptionally reticent to approach
Video examples
The interspecies...
this physical continuity. But we've been much more reticent, much slower at recognizing this continuity in cognition, in emotion, in consciousness in other animals. Other animals are conscious. They're emotional. They're aware.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
slink away but she might be reticent to do that because she knows Tandy will chase her and she's definitely Washington I just need to quickly get on
Video examples
Why I must speak out...
what do I know that would cause me a reticent Midwestern scientist to get myself
Video examples
James Hansen: Why I must...
What do I know that would cause me, a reticent, Midwestern scientist,
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Quote examples
Ezekiel Emanuel
American Scientist
Our dad hugged us and kissed us so much that some friends and relatives complained that he was going to turn us into sissies or homosexuals. But my dad didn't care. Let them raise their kids in a reserved and reticent way. He grew up in Israel, and his boys were going to be hugged and kissed by their father and know they were loved.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
It's always a huge red flag for me when somebody's reticent or reluctant or a little slow in providing thoughtful references that are a testament to them as a person and their professional accomplishments.
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Robert Smith
English Musician
Whatever I was doing, even when I was at school, I never repressed anything that I felt. I wasn't flamboyant; I was actually quite reticent most of the time. But if I felt I had to do something, I did it.
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Madeleine Stowe
American Actress
I'm reticent to say much more, but we would like to begin in the coming year. We'd like to shoot through the seasons because of the passage of time. This project is the great love of my life.
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Jacques Audiard
French Director
I don't feel comfortable with violence, and I'm not sure that I film violent scenes properly, and it's something I'm reticent to do, and yet violence is sort of in all of my films.
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Satyadev Kancharana
Indian Actor
While doing 'Ghazi,' Sankalp said he wanted me for his next film. He is a genius. There is always a mini-war going on in his brain, though he is a reticent person.
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Ruth Negga
Ethiopian Actress
I use the term 'spine' for people when I think that they may seem on the surface sort of reticent, shy, self-deprecating, shying away from the spotlight. Quiet.
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George Michael
British Musician
In terms of my work, I've never been reticent in terms of defining my sexuality. I write about my life.
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Sanya Malhotra
Indian Actress
I'm boring. I'm also a bit reticent and shy but very calm overall.
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Soham Chakraborty
My friends say that I am very reticent.
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Ezekiel Emanuel
American Scientist
Our dad hugged us and kissed us so much that some friends and relatives complained that he was going to turn us into sissies or homosexuals. But my dad didn't care. Let them raise their kids in a reserved and reticent way. He grew up in Israel, and his boys were going to be hugged and kissed by their father and know they were loved.
Quote examples
Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
It's always a huge red flag for me when somebody's reticent or reluctant or a little slow in providing thoughtful references that are a testament to them as a person and their professional accomplishments.
Quote examples
Robert Smith
English Musician
Whatever I was doing, even when I was at school, I never repressed anything that I felt. I wasn't flamboyant; I was actually quite reticent most of the time. But if I felt I had to do something, I did it.
Quote examples
Madeleine Stowe
American Actress
I'm reticent to say much more, but we would like to begin in the coming year. We'd like to shoot through the seasons because of the passage of time. This project is the great love of my life.
Quote examples
Jacques Audiard
French Director
I don't feel comfortable with violence, and I'm not sure that I film violent scenes properly, and it's something I'm reticent to do, and yet violence is sort of in all of my films.
Quote examples
Satyadev Kancharana
Indian Actor
While doing 'Ghazi,' Sankalp said he wanted me for his next film. He is a genius. There is always a mini-war going on in his brain, though he is a reticent person.
Quote examples
Ruth Negga
Ethiopian Actress
I use the term 'spine' for people when I think that they may seem on the surface sort of reticent, shy, self-deprecating, shying away from the spotlight. Quiet.
Quote examples
George Michael
British Musician
In terms of my work, I've never been reticent in terms of defining my sexuality. I write about my life.
Quote examples
Sanya Malhotra
Indian Actress
I'm boring. I'm also a bit reticent and shy but very calm overall.
Quote examples
Soham Chakraborty
My friends say that I am very reticent.
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