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Synonyms for buttoned up


Grammar : Adj, adv, verb
Spell : buht-nd-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌt ndˈʌp

Top 10 synonyms for buttoned up Other synonyms for the word buttoned up


Définition of buttoned up

  • As in mum : adj silent
  • As in noncommittal : adj unwilling to decide
  • As in quiet : adj without or with little sound
  • As in safe : adj free from harm
  • As in secretive : adj uncommunicative
  • As in silent : adj quiet; speechless
  • As in speechless : adj without ability to talk
  • As in still : adj calm, motionless, quiet
  • As in through : adj done
  • As in tight-lipped : adj silent
  • As in uncommunicative : adj shy, silent
  • As in under wraps : adj kept secret
  • As in hushed : adj silent
  • As in inobtrusive : adj quiet
  • As in closemouthed : adj silent, reserved
  • As in done : adj accomplished, finished
  • As in : adv kept quiet
  • As in lock : verb fasten, clasp
  • As in transact : verb do business, carry out
  • As in batten down the hatches : verb prepare for trouble
  • As in : verb keep silent
  • As in cap : verb outdo a performance
  • As in close : verb complete, finish, stop
Example sentences :
  • The stalwart man was buttoned up in a dark overcoat, and carried an umbrella.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The morning was bitterly cold, and the rider was buttoned up to the throat.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • "She has youth in her favour," said he, as he buttoned up his overcoat.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • But I pulled my cap down over my eyes and buttoned up my pea-jacket.
  • Extract from : « The Opal Serpent » by Fergus Hume
  • Here's my watch and here's my tickets, buttoned up in this pocket.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • Uncle Reuben buttoned up his coat to the chin as he gazed seaward.
  • Extract from : « Michael Penguyne » by William H. G. Kingston
  • His black overcoat was buttoned up to the chin because of the rain.
  • Extract from : « Sons and Lovers » by David Herbert Lawrence
  • You would have buttoned up your pockets instinctively if you had seen him.
  • Extract from : « My Novel, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • He placed the receipt in his inside pocket and buttoned up his coat.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Timber Town » by Alfred Grace
  • He began to step slowly backward as he buttoned up his jacket.
  • Extract from : « The Combined Maze » by May Sinclair

Antonyms for buttoned up

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