Antonyms for unexpansive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ik-span-siv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈspæn sɪv |
Definition of unexpansive
Origin :- 1650s, "tending to expand," from Latin expans-, past participle stem of expandere (see expand) + -ive. Related: Expansively; expansiveness.
- As in restrained : adj calm, quiet
- As in retiring : adj shy, undemonstrative
- She may be chaste, pure, virtuous; but her unexpansive love will always be as calm and methodical as the fulfilment of a duty.
- Extract from : « The Human Comedy » by Honore de Balzac
- Genuine charity can never exist in such an unexpansive state of society, and mutual love is torn in shreds.
- Extract from : « The Hindoos as they Are » by Shib Chunder Bose
- He was cold, distant and unexpansive in manner and had more followers than friends.
- Extract from : « Ireland Since Parnell » by Daniel Desmond Sheehan
Synonyms for unexpansive
- backward
- bashful
- bottled up
- calm and collected
- chilled
- conservative
- controlled
- cool
- corked up
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- discreet
- humble
- in charge
- in check
- inobtrusive
- laid-back
- meek
- mild
- moderate
- modest
- muted
- nongregarious
- not forward
- on a leash
- plain
- quiet
- rabbity
- reasonable
- recessive
- reclusive
- reserved
- restrained
- reticent
- retiring
- self-controlled
- self-effacing
- shrinking
- soft
- steady
- subdued
- tasteful
- temperate
- timid
- timorous
- unaffable
- unassertive
- unassuming
- undemonstrative
- under control
- under wraps
- unexcessive
- unexpansive
- unextreme
- unobtrusive
- unsociable
- uptight
- withdrawing
- withdrawn
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