different from what is normal or expected
- Similar:
- abnormal
- Opposite:
- normal
Stretch level · Top grammar & independent schools
reticent
adjective
unwilling to share thoughts or feelings, so quiet and reserved
Her reticent reply in class was hard to hear.
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sharp and bitter in the way someone speaks
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- Opposite:
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quiet agreement without arguing or protest
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- Opposite:
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- Opposite:
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- Opposite:
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- Opposite:
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- Opposite:
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- Opposite:
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