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Uncommunicative vs Closemouthed - What's the difference?

uncommunicative | closemouthed |

As adjectives the difference between uncommunicative and closemouthed

is that uncommunicative is tending not to communicate; not communicating while closemouthed is reticent, secretive or uncommunicative.

uncommunicative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending not to communicate; not communicating.
    • He asked and asked, but she remained silent and uncommunicative .

    closemouthed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • reticent, secretive or uncommunicative
  • * 1852 James Fenimore Cooper - Home as found
    • As much so as possible; they have hardly a way that you would like, my dear ma'am; and are as closemouthed as if they were afraid of committing themselves.
  • * 2001 C. R. Anderegg - Sierra Hotel: flying Air Force fighters in the decade after Vietnam
    • Instructors were notoriously closemouthed about their gunnery techniques.