Antonyms for reticent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ret-uh-suhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛt ə sənt

Definition of reticent

Origin : 1834, from Latin reticentem (nominative reticens), present participle of reticere "be silent" (see reticence).

adj secretive, quiet

Example sentences :

But with what truthful yet reticent words can I convey the facts of Charley's case?
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

He was reticent of his own business, however much he wanted to pry into mine.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various

Sucatash sensed the fact that De Launay intended to be reticent.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

She did not question him, however, but Rachel was not so reticent.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

The man was a solemn, dignified, and reticent person, who had been groom to the late Bishop.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Urged or repressed, Beatrix would have held herself steady, reticent.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

This reticent youth spoke only to Jenny, and to her alone he opened his mind.
Extract from : « Sielanka: An Idyll » by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Nevertheless he did not escape reproaches for having been so reticent.
Extract from : « Evolution in Modern Thought » by Ernst Haeckel

That she was reticent, we shall prove from evidence of d'Aulon and Dunois.
Extract from : « The Valet's Tragedy and Other Stories » by Andrew Lang

She, a close student, too, but growingly distant and reticent.
Extract from : « Bonaventure » by George Washington Cable

Synonyms for reticent

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