UNCOMMUNICATIVE Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

uncommunicative

adjective

ˌən-kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tiv

Definition of uncommunicative

as in silent

deliberately refraining from speech the child was uncommunicative and unhelpful to school investigators

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as in secretive

given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge intelligence agencies must be uncommunicative about their operations if they are to be at all effective

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as in reserved

tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination) resigned to the fact that her husband was always going to be an uncommunicative partner

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Recent Examples of uncommunicative Dysfunctional families can look many different ways, but typically are controlling, secretive, neglectful, and uncommunicative. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 15 Mar. 2026 Her high-school senior daughter Josie (Chloe East) is terse and uncommunicative with her, angry about how much space her mother’s drama has taken up in everyone else’s life. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026 Whenever Conrad was at his most uncommunicative and avoidant, Jeremiah was waiting in the wings to offer uncomplicated affection and himbo charm. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 Throughout the show, Conrad is forgiven by fans for being uncommunicative and avoidant. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncommunicative

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncommunicative

Adjective

Don Henley compares the Eagles’ role there to the organist at a silent movie.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
This was nearly a full day after the latest injury there, and park officials have remained silent about what necessitated the closure.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of silent

Adjective

As if this weren’t enough for one day, Venus will also make its debut in the secretive and smoldering sign of Scorpio, where the love planet trades light-hearted flirtation for something deeper and way more intense.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
There are also increasing concerns that the Russia-Ukraine war could escalate, amid reports that CIA chief John Ratcliffe have made a secretive Moscow trip to warn Russia against attacking NATO.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of secretive

Adjective

Moody, who served as Florida’s attorney general when the settlement was approved, struck a more reserved note, appearing to distance herself from the investigation.

— Liv Caputo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Guzman Soto was quiet, reserved and religious and regularly attended local church groups and Bible studies, a 32-year-old neighbor who declined to give his name said.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of reserved

Adjective

By the end, the audience is left almost speechless — and still thinking about this singular, deeply original performance long after Lyons has left the stage.

— Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
His friends, from brother Luigi (Charlie Day) to Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) veer in a similar direction, somehow coming across less fully formed and three-dimensional than their nearly speechless inspirations from Nintendo‘s flagship franchise.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of speechless

Adjective

Staying upstairs is the quiet advantage with no lines, just an elevator ride to a nightcap under all that light.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Margot has left her field, and has moved to Hungary with her equestrian husband Sam (Rupert Friend), an uprooting that manifests as quiet disconnects between them.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of quiet

Adjective

America’s Semiquincentennial was celebrated across the country this summer with big, dumb, gluttonous fun.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
But the attention on Cunningham’s comments, the contrived outrage over a fictional trans athlete draft and dumb stunts by former NBA players may have helped drive more folks toward watching the league’s games.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of dumb

Adjective

Equipped with the master sword and the Hylian Shield straight out the video game, Rosenauer tried to stay mute just like his character.

— Rashad Alexander August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
His mute misadventures are the purest expression of animation’s freedom to do and draw anything.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of mute

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