Definition for Reticence:

• The state of observing continued silence; concealment by silence.

Synonyms for Reticence:

• adj.

  •sedative (adjective)
  • slumberous.
  •slumberous (adjective)
  • Husher.

• n.

  •
  • control.
  •attribute (noun)
  • reticence.
  •avoidance of attention (noun)
  • low profile.
  •closeness (noun)
  • stinginesses.
  •concealment (noun)
  • secrecy.
  •covertness (noun)
  • hiddennesses,
  • confidentialnesses.
  •huggermugger (noun)
  • huggermuggeries.
  •humbleness (noun)
  • self-effaces,
  • self effaces,
  • selfefface,
  • selfeffaces,
  • self efface.
  •reserve (noun)
  • re-serve,
  • un responsiveness,
  • re-serves,
  • un-responsivenesses,
  • un responsivenesses,
  • re serves,
  • self restraint,
  • re serve,
  • un-responsiveness,
  • selfrestraint.
  •secrecy (noun)
  • Covertness,
  • surreptitiousness,
  • Secretness,
  • stealth,
  • huggermugger,
  • secretiveness,
  • confidentiality,
  • confidentialities.
  •self-control (noun)
  • self-discipline,
  • selfcontrol,
  • self-government,
  • strength of character,
  • self-constraint.
  •shyness (noun)
  • in securities,
  • sheepishnesses,
  • in-securities,
  • timorousnesses,
  • in-security.
  •silence (noun)
  • hesitation,
  • closeness.
  •speechlessness (noun)
  • wordlessnesses.
  •taciturnity (noun)
  • succinctness,
  • reservedness,
  • muteness,
  • curtness.
  •uncommunicativeness (noun)
  • un-communicativeness,
  • un-communicativenesses,
  • un communicativenesses,
  • un communicativeness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • demureness,
  • self-effacement,
  • restraint.
  •
  • self-restraint,
  • diffidence.

Paraphrases for Reticence:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    reluctant.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    resistance, reservation, caution, aversion, reserve.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    reticent.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    reluctance, restraint, unwillingness, hesitation, hesitancy, moderation, self-restraint, silence.

Antonyms for Reticence:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    certainty, positiveness, certitude, willingness, sureness, assuredness, conviction, assurance, surety, inclination.

Reticence Sentence Examples:

• Neither could she understand this new reticence on the part of their victim nor his reluctance to admit the obvious.

• Jackman was greatly surprised, not only at the tenor of the skipper's remarks, but at the evidently deep feeling with which he spoke, for up to that time the reticence and quiet coolness of the man had inclined him to think that his mind and feelings were in harmony with his rugged and sluggish exterior.

Homophones for Reticence:

• retaking, road gang, redshank, road sense, rat snake, reducing.

Hyponym for Reticence:

• n.

  • attribute
    uncommunicativeness.