tightlipped
Refusing to talk
Tightlipped means reluctant to speak, especially about a particular subject.
Someone who is tightlipped keeps information to themselves: Officials remained tightlipped about the investigation.
The image is of lips pressed firmly together, refusing to let words escape.
Also spelled tight-lipped.
Reluctant to speak
- guardedWary and restrained
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
cryptic · enigmatic · veiled · hidden · undisclosed · unrevealed · confidential · hush-hush
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- introvertedTurned toward inner life
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
private · restrained · self-contained · detached · cool · undemonstrative · standoffish · distant
Without voice or sound
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- speechlessUnable to talk
- quietLacking in sound
- hushedReduced to silence
voiceless · unspoken · unuttered · unsaid · mum · still · tongue-tied · dumbstruck
closemouthed
Reluctant to speak
- guardedWary and restrained
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
covert · cryptic · enigmatic · veiled · hidden · undisclosed · unrevealed · confidential · hush-hush · buttoned-up
reticent
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- introvertedTurned toward inner life
aloof · private · restrained · self-contained · detached · cool · undemonstrative · standoffish · distant · uncommunicative
mute
Without voice or sound
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- speechlessUnable to talk
- quietLacking in sound
hushed · voiceless · unspoken · unuttered · unsaid · mum · still · tongue-tied · dumbstruck · nonverbal
tightlippedforthcoming
Soon to appear
open · candid · transparent · communicative · revealing
tightlippedtalkative
Inclined to speak much
forthcoming · loquacious · garrulous · chatty · voluble
tightlippedexpressive
Showing feelings outwardly
demonstrative · effusive · open · emotional · unguarded
tight, lips, tighten, tightness, tight-lipped, tightening, tightfisted, tight-knit