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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
- a wrap
- accomplish
- aghast
- all in
- all over
- aloof
- aphonic
- astounded
- at rest
- backstairs
- bar
- be silent
- best
- better
- bolt
- brought about
- brought to pass
- button
- button down
- button up
- buttoned up
- buy
- cagey
- call it a day
- call off
- can
- cap
- carry on
- cease
- checked
- cherished
- clam up
- clammed up
- classified
- clear
- clench
- clinch
- close
- close-lipped
- close-mouthed
- closed
- closed up
- closemouthed
- clutch
- cob
- compassed
- complete
- completed
- conclude
- concluded
- conduct
- confidential
- constrained
- consummate
- consummated
- cool
- cool as cucumber
- could hear a pin drop
- crest
- cryptic
- culminate
- curbed
- curt
- cut loose
- dazed
- deathlike
- deathly
- deathly quiet
- deathly still
- depleted
- determine
- discharge
- discontinue
- discreet
- distant
- do
- do to a T
- down
- drained
- dried up
- drop the curtain
- dumb
- dumbfounded
- dumbstruck
- dummied up
- eclipse
- effected
- effectuate
- effete
- embrace
- enact
- encircle
- enclose
- end
- ended
- engage
- enigmatic
- entwine
- equivocal
- evasive
- even-steven
- exceed
- excel
- execute
- executed
- exhausted
- faint
- feline
- finis
- finish
- finished
- fixed
- fold
- fold up
- free from danger
- fulfilled
- furtive
- grapple
- grasp
- guarded
- halcyon
- halt
- handle
- have tight chops
- hidden away
- home-free
- hug
- hush
- hush-hush
- hushed
- hushful
- iced
- impervious
- impregnable
- in chambers
- in privacy
- in private
- in safety
- in the background
- in the bag
- in the dark
- inarticulate
- inaudible
- incoherent
- incommunicable
- inconversable
- indefinite
- indistinct
- inert
- inhibited
- intact
- inviolable
- invulnerable
- jell
- join
- judicious
- keep one's trap shut
- kept concealed
- laconic
- latch
- lifeless
- link
- low
- low-pitched
- maintained
- manage
- mesh
- middle-ground
- middle-of-the-road
- mousy
- move
- muffled
- mum
- mute
- muted
- negotiate
- neutral
- noiseless
- nonvocal
- not forthcoming
- not let out a peep
- not saying boo
- not talkativ
- not talkative
- offish
- okay
- on the Q. T.
- on the QT
- on-the-fence
- operate
- out of danger
- out of harm's way
- outshine
- outstrip
- over
- pacific
- pack it in
- pass
- peaceful
- perfected
- perform
- performed
- placid
- politic
- preserved
- press
- private
- prosecute
- protected
- pull off
- put a lid on
- put the lid on
- put to bed
- quiescent
- quiet
- quieted
- realized
- rendered
- reserved
- restful
- restrained
- restricted
- reticent
- retiring
- run with the ball
- safe and sound
- safeguarded
- say nothing
- seal
- sealed
- secret
- secretive
- secure
- secure the hatches
- sedate
- see to
- sell
- serene
- set
- settle
- sew up
- sheltered
- shielded
- shocked
- short
- shut
- shut down
- shut up
- shutter
- shy
- silent
- silentious
- sitting pretty
- smooth
- snug
- soft
- soundless
- speechless
- spent
- stable
- stagnant
- standoffish
- static
- stationary
- still
- stilled
- stock-still
- struck dumb
- subdued
- succeeded
- surmount
- surpass
- taciturn
- tactful
- take care of
- tasteful
- TCB
- temporizing
- tended
- tentative
- terminate
- terminated
- through
- thunderstruck
- tie up
- tight-lipped
- tongue-tied
- top
- top it off
- top secret
- tranquil
- transcend
- trump
- turn the key
- ultimate
- unapproachable
- unassailable
- unclear
- uncommunicative
- undamaged
- under lock and key
- under one's wing
- under wraps
- undercover
- undisturbed
- unexpressed
- unflappable
- unforthcoming
- unharmed
- unheard
- unhurt
- uninjured
- unite
- unmolested
- unobtrusive
- unresponsive
- unrevealing
- unruffled
- unscathed
- unsociable
- unspeaking
- unstirring
- unthreatened
- untroubled
- unuttered
- used up
- vague
- vindicated
- voiceless
- wary
- watched
- whist
- wind down
- wind up
- wired
- with a lid on
- withdrawn
- wordless
- work out a deal
- wound up
- wrap up
- wrapped up
- wrought
- zip up
- zipped
- zipped one's lips
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
- 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
- abandon
- agitated
- articulate
- bear
- begin
- boisterous
- bold
- broken
- careless
- certain
- changeable
- chatty
- clamorous
- clear
- commence
- committal
- communicative
- complex
- complicated
- confident
- continue
- create
- dangerous
- decisive
- definite
- denied
- deny
- disconnect
- disjoin
- disregard
- disunite
- divide
- explicit
- exposed
- extroverted
- fail
- fall behind
- foolish
- forget
- forthright
- halt
- harmful
- hasty
- heedless
- honest
- ignore
- incautious
- incomplete
- indefinite
- indirect
- indiscreet
- initiate
- insecure
- intricate
- introduce
- judgemental
- keep
- lay out
- leave
- let go
- lively
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- loud
- mismanage
- miss
- moving
- neglect
- noisy
- not finish
- obtrusive
- open
- poisonous
- prevent
- rare
- rash
- raw
- reckless
- refuse
- release
- remain
- responsive
- risky
- saved
- separate
- start
- stay
- stirred
- stop
- stopping
- sure
- surrender
- talkative
- tangible
- thoughtless
- troubled
- uncareful
- unclasp
- unclose
- undone
- unfasten
- unfinished
- unfixed
- unfulfilled
- unguarded
- unlock
- unloose
- unperfected
- unplug
- unprotected
- unquiet
- unreserved
- unsafe
- unseal
- unsettle
- unstop
- unthoughtful
- unused
- variable
- vetoed
- vulnerable
- willing
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