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单词 undemonstrative
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undemonstrative

There was no mistaking the affection between them, a quiet, undemonstrative pleasure in one another's company.She was a practical, unsentimental woman: they gave each other tranquil, undemonstrative support.Though kind enough in her way, she was an undemonstrative woman and it had never occurred to her that he was starved of love.The undemonstrative Guénolés hugging one another with a fierce and unrestrained passion.
(adjective) 
Definition
not showing emotions openly or easily
Lady Ainslie is an undemonstrative woman.
Synonyms
reserved
He was unemotional and reserved.
formal
He wrote a very formal letter of apology.
distant
He's direct and courteous, but distant.
stiff
They always seemed a little awkward with each other, a bit stiff and formal.
contained
cold
He became cold and unfeeling.
withdrawn
Her husband had become withdrawn and moody.
restrained
He felt he'd been very restrained.
aloof
He seemed aloof and detached.
reticent
She is so reticent about her achievements.
impassive
He searched the man's impassive face for some indication that he understood.
unresponsive
stolid
unemotional
Officials who dealt with Mr Suarez described him as cool, detached, and unemotional.
uncommunicative
My daughter is very difficult, uncommunicative and moody.
unaffectionate
Opposites
warm
,
friendly
,
outgoing
,
demonstrative
,
emotional
,
affectionate
,
expressive
,
unreserved
,
overemotional
Seestand offish

Nearby words of
undemonstrative

  • undefended
  • undefiled
  • undefined
  • undemonstrative
  • undeniable
  • undependable
  • under

Synonyms of 'undemonstrative'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of formal
He wrote a very formal letter of apology.
Synonyms
serious,
stiff,
detached,
aloof,
official,
reserved,
correct,
conventional,
remote,
exact,
precise,
starched,
prim,
unbending,
punctilious (formal),
ceremonious
in the sense of impassive
Definition
not showing or feeling emotion
He searched the man's impassive face for some indication that he understood.
Synonyms
unemotional,
unmoved,
emotionless,
reserved,
cool,
calm,
composed,
indifferent,
self-contained,
serene,
callous,
aloof,
stoical,
unconcerned,
apathetic,
dispassionate,
unfazed (informal),
inscrutable,
stolid,
unruffled,
phlegmatic,
unfeeling,
poker-faced (informal),
imperturbable,
insensible,
impassible (rare),
unexcitable,
insusceptible,
unimpressible
in the sense of restrained
Definition
not displaying emotion
He felt he'd been very restrained.
Synonyms
controlled,
reasonable,
moderate,
self-controlled,
soft,
calm,
steady,
mild,
muted,
reticent,
temperate,
undemonstrative
in the sense of reticent
Definition
not willing to say or tell much
She is so reticent about her achievements.
Synonyms
uncommunicative,
reserved,
secretive,
unforthcoming,
quiet,
silent,
restrained,
taciturn,
tight-lipped,
unspeaking,
close-lipped,
mum
in the sense of stiff
Definition
formal and not relaxed
They always seemed a little awkward with each other, a bit stiff and formal.
Synonyms
formal,
constrained,
reserved,
forced,
laboured,
cold,
mannered,
wooden,
artificial,
uneasy,
chilly,
unnatural,
austere,
pompous,
prim,
stilted,
starchy (informal),
punctilious,
priggish,
standoffish,
ceremonious,
unrelaxed
in the sense of uncommunicative
Definition
disinclined to talk or give information
My daughter is very difficult, uncommunicative and moody.
Synonyms
reticent,
reserved,
withdrawn,
close,
short,
guarded,
retiring,
silent,
shy,
secretive,
curt,
taciturn,
unresponsive,
unforthcoming,
tight-lipped
in the sense of unemotional
Definition
(of a person) not displaying any emotion
Officials who dealt with Mr Suarez described him as cool, detached, and unemotional.
Synonyms
impassive,
cold,
reserved,
cool,
indifferent,
apathetic,
unresponsive,
phlegmatic,
unfeeling,
passionless,
undemonstrative,
unexcitable,
unimpressionable
in the sense of withdrawn
Definition
extremely reserved or shy
Her husband had become withdrawn and moody.
Synonyms
uncommunicative,
reserved,
retiring,
quiet,
silent,
distant,
shy,
shrinking,
detached,
aloof,
taciturn,
introverted,
timorous (literary),
unforthcoming
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