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单词 buttoned-up
释义

buttoned-up

adjective

but·​toned-up ˈbə-tᵊnd-ˈəp How to pronounce buttoned-up (audio)
: coldly reserved or standoffish
a buttoned-up executive

Synonyms

  • aloof
  • antisocial
  • asocial
  • cold
  • cold-eyed
  • cool
  • detached
  • distant
  • dry
  • frosty
  • offish
  • remote
  • standoff
  • standoffish
  • unbending
  • unclubbable
  • unsociable
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Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

buttoned-up 1 of 2

adjective

as in detached
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others a buttoned-up colleague who had no interest in talking about anything but work, even at parties

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • detached
  • distant
  • cold
  • cool
  • reserved
  • aloof
  • standoffish
  • dry
  • timid
  • antisocial
  • professional
  • remote
  • unbending
  • withdrawn
  • frosty
  • asocial
  • unsociable
  • clinical
  • silent
  • standoff
  • cold-eyed
  • shy
  • offish
  • reclusive
  • introverted
  • hard
  • misanthropic
  • unclubbable
  • taciturn
  • dispassionate
  • unsocial
  • impersonal
  • recessive
  • indrawn
  • diffident
  • indifferent
  • disinterested
  • reticent
  • unconcerned
  • apathetic
  • uncommunicative
  • uninterested
  • incurious
  • cliquish
  • cliquey
  • clubbish
  • nongregarious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • social
  • warm
  • friendly
  • cordial
  • sociable
  • extroverted
  • convivial
  • outgoing
  • gregarious
  • companionable
  • garrulous
  • talkative
  • clubby
  • expansive
  • communicative
  • affable
  • folksy
  • clubbable
  • genial
  • extraverted
  • boon
  • hospitable
  • amiable
  • congenial
  • gracious
  • agreeable
  • neighborly
  • clubable
  • kindly
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buttoned (up)

2 of 2

verb

past tense of button (up)
as in zipped (up)

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • zipped (up)
  • locked
  • clasped
  • latched
  • fastened
  • shut
  • barred
  • bolted
  • closed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • opened
  • unlocked
  • unbuttoned
  • unclasped
  • unlatched
  • unzipped
  • unfastened
  • unbolted
  • unfolded
  • unclosed
  • unfurled
  • unbarred
  • unclenched
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