Synonyms for unexpansive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ik-span-siv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈspæn sɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for unexpansive Other synonyms for the word unexpansive
- backward
- bashful
- bottled up
- calm and collected
- conservative
- controlled
- cool
- corked up
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- humble
- in charge
- in check
- inobtrusive
- meek
- moderate
- modest
- nongregarious
- not forward
- on a leash
- plain
- quiet
- rabbity
- recessive
- reclusive
- reserved
- restrained
- retiring
- self-controlled
- self-effacing
- shrinking
- soft
- steady
- temperate
- timid
- timorous
- unaffable
- unassertive
- unassuming
- undemonstrative
- under control
- under wraps
- unexcessive
- unexpansive
- unextreme
- unsociable
- uptight
- withdrawing
- withdrawn
Définition 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
Antonyms for unexpansive
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019