to oneself
Not shared outwardly
To oneself indicates something kept private or done alone.
To keep something to oneself is to not share it with others.
To keep to oneself is to avoid social interaction: She tends to keep to herself.
Something said to oneself is muttered privately, not addressed to anyone: He was talking to himself.
- unsocialDisinclined toward interaction
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- personalRelating to one's self
- withholdingKeeping from another
inner dialogue · inner monologue · solitude · quiet time · me time · seclusion · concealment · solitary · isolation · rumination · secrecy · sotto voce · reservation · introspection · lost in thought · deep in thought · meditation · confidentiality
to oneselfpublicly
In open view
aloud · out loud · openly · on the record · shared
to oneselfsocially
Pertaining to group interaction
communally · collectively · together · gregarious · outgoing
one, oneself, self, selves, selfish, selfless, selfhood, oneness, only