reticent [adjective]: inclined to be silent; uncommunicative; reserved.
Example: The spy knew how to get information from even the most reticent interlocutor.
Related words: reticence [noun], reticency [noun], reticently [adverb]
Synonyms: diffident, hesitant, quiet, reserved, restrained, secretive, shy, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative
Antonyms: articulate, chatty, effusive, garrulous, gossipy, loquacious, verbose, voluble
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