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Recent Examples of uncommunicative Her older roommate, Prabha, whose uncommunicative husband now works in Germany, is lonely. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024 Me about uncommunicative guys who lack intent and she about self-sabotaging the nicest guy she’s ever dated. R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2024 But the pathologically uncommunicative Wayne never seems all that happy about anything. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 The most original piece of work in this volume is Matthew Evangelista's fascinating analysis of the transnational organizations -- such as Pugwash and the Palme Commission -- that kept dialogue alive during the more uncommunicative days of the Cold War. Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010 See All Example Sentences for uncommunicative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncommunicative
Adjective
  • Our tester noted that the sleep mode is almost completely silent, which is useful if your kid or their roommate is a light sleeper.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 19 July 2025
  • The rest of the Royals’ lineup remained silent as the Marlins earned a series victory with a 3-1 win at LoanDepot Park.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • Generations of visitors to Grand Canyon National Park's quieter, more alpine North Rim have been greeted by elk, bison, mule deer and the possibility of encounters with more secretive species like mountain lions, the Kaibab squirrel and the California condor.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 19 July 2025
  • Fractures in a secretive Democratic donor group A very underground effort among Indiana's wealthiest liberal donors to pool their money and spend it on progressive causes, outside the struggling state Democratic party structure, is showing signs of fracture.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Tickets are $125 per person and include Turf Club admission, a reserved table seat, two appetizers, two drink tickets (for premium cocktails, wine or beer), and chips and guacamole for the table.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • By the end, Hamilton County Commissioner Alicia Reece had spent five minutes of the county's weekly public meeting demanding answers as to why a construction worker had prevented her from parking in her reserved spot, marked with a cone.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Sure, Texas has plenty of sleepy towns, dusty ranchland and quiet downtowns that rarely see a crowd.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 22 July 2025
  • This gives players a chance to play out some tender, quiet scenes in between the blades and the blood. iHunt Oftentimes, demon hunters are part of secretive organizations or bloodlines with thousand year histories.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.
    Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
  • Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.
    Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
Adjective
  • Please check back again soon for the recorded video. LIVE VIDEO TO BEGIN AFTER AD Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Use up and down arrows to change volume, and spacebar or enter to toggle mute.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 18 July 2025
  • But [the character, who is mute] doesn't have to talk!
    Jordan Hoffman Updated, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • The ‘big three’ countries of India, Australia and England have been reticent given that slipping into the lower bracket would scupper their money-making plans, with the trio wanting to play each other more often given the financial incentives.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In New York, however, some local pols weren’t so reticent.
    Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025

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“Uncommunicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncommunicative. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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