noncommittal

non·com·mit·tal

N0136000 (nŏn′kə-mĭt′l)adj. Refusing commitment to a particular opinion or course of action; not revealing what one feels or thinks: "His face was the color of a freshly baked pork pie and as noncommittal" (Thomas Pynchon).

non′com·mit′tal·ly adv.

noncommittal

(ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtəl) adj1. not involving or revealing commitment to any particular opinion or course of action: a noncommittal reply. 2. rare having no outstanding quality, meaning, etc

non•com•mit•tal

(ˌnɒn kəˈmɪt l)

adj. having or giving no clear or particular view, feeling, character, or the like. [1820–30, Amer.] non`com•mit′tal•ly, adv.

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Adj.

noncommittal - refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like; "her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together"indefinite - vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"

noncommittal

adjectiveTending to keep one's thoughts and emotions to oneself:controlled, inhibited, reserved, restrained, self-controlled, self-restrained.

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Synonyms for noncommittal

adj tending to keep one's thoughts and emotions to oneself

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adj refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like

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