Buttoned up


Synonyms for buttoned up
adj silent, reserved

close
hush-hush
quiet
reticent

sedate
taciturn
tight-lipped
uncommunicative

clammed up
close-lipped
dummied up
have tight chops

on the Q. T.
zipped one’s lips

Antonyms for buttoned up

chatty

talkative

open

Synonyms
adj accomplished, finished

executed
exhausted
down
ended
set
depleted
wrought
drained
perfected

complete
completed
wired
rendered
realized
spent
fulfilled
fixed
effete

over
through
concluded
compassed
performed
effected
terminated
succeeded
consummated

a wrap
all in
all over
brought about
brought to pass
used up

Antonyms

lively
indefinite
incomplete
unfinished
unperfected

vetoed
saved
unused
unfixed
unfulfilled

undone
rare
raw
denied

Synonyms
adj silent

bashful
shy
still
quiet
mute
closemouthed

reserved
secretive
soundless
speechless
tight-lipped
tongue-tied

uncommunicative
unsociable
voiceless
hushed
clammed up
muted

nonvocal
not forthcoming
not talkative
unspeaking
wordless
zipped

Antonyms

agitated

Synonyms
adj unwilling to decide

ambiguous
cautious
tactful
equivocal
wary
neutral
discreet
circumspect

evasive
judicious
careful
vague
guarded
hush-hush
indefinite
middle-of-the-road

politic
reserved
restrained
tentative
constrained
incommunicable
clammed up
even-steven

middle-ground
on-the-fence
temporizing
unrevealing
zipped

Antonyms

hasty
heedless
incautious
rash
indiscreet
foolish

reckless
decisive
willing
clear
definite
careless

thoughtless
uncareful
certain
sure
committal
judgemental

Synonyms
adj without or with little sound

reticent
soft
silent
peaceful
reserved
mute
hushed
muffled
low

close
still
dumb
inaudible
noiseless
quiescent
secretive
soundless
speechless

taciturn
tight-lipped
uncommunicative
unexpressed
close-mouthed
low-pitched
unuttered
muted
quieted

whist
stilled
clammed up
could hear a pin drop
hushful
not saying boo
unspeaking

Antonyms

communicative
clamorous
noisy
unreserved

boisterous
agitated
complicated
intricate

obtrusive
loud
troubled
complex

Synonyms
adj free from harm

protected
intact
secure
snug
okay
guarded
impervious
impregnable
inviolable

invulnerable
sheltered
sitting pretty
unassailable
undamaged
unharmed
unhurt
unscathed
watched

cherished
free from danger
home-free
in safety
maintained
out of danger
preserved
safe and sound
safeguarded

shielded
tended
under lock and key
uninjured
unmolested
unthreatened
vindicated
out of harm’s way
under one’s wing

Antonyms

unprotected
unguarded
unsafe
vulnerable

dangerous
harmful
poisonous
incautious

risky
unthoughtful
insecure
exposed

Synonyms
adj uncommunicative

reticent
covert
enigmatic
taciturn
cagey
close
cryptic

feline
furtive
in the dark
reserved
silent
tight-lipped
undercover

withdrawn
close-mouthed
hushed
backstairs
clammed up
in chambers
in privacy

in private
in the background
on the QT
unforthcoming
zipped

Antonyms

communicative
forthright

honest
open

Synonyms
adj quiet; speechless

mum
reticent
restrained
hushed
mute
bashful
close
closemouthed
dumb
faint
hush

inarticulate
incoherent
indistinct
inhibited
laconic
mousy
noiseless
reserved
shy
soundless
still

taciturn
tongue-tied
unclear
uncommunicative
unheard
unsociable
voiceless
checked
clammed up
closed up
curbed

dummied up
iced
inconversable
muted
nonvocal
not talkative
silentious
struck dumb
unspeaking
wordless
zipped

Antonyms

clamorous
communicative

noisy
talkative

explicit
tangible

Synonyms
adj without ability to talk

dumb
silent
dazed
aghast
cool
dumbfounded
dumbstruck

inarticulate
mum
mute
reserved
shocked
taciturn
thunderstruck

tight-lipped
tongue-tied
uncommunicative
unflappable
voiceless
aphonic
close-mouthed

amazed
astounded
clammed up
cool as cucumber
not saying boo
wordless

Antonyms

articulate

communicative

responsive

Synonyms
adj calm, motionless, quiet

closed
hushed
smooth
stock-still
pacific
halcyon
static
sealed
stable

fixed
deathly
inert
lifeless
noiseless
peaceful
placid
restful
serene

silent
soundless
stagnant
stationary
tranquil
undisturbed
unruffled
untroubled
close-mouthed

deathlike
whist
at rest
clammed up
deathly quiet
deathly still
hushful
unstirring

Antonyms

changeable
variable
agitated

unquiet
broken
unfixed

moving
stirred

Synonyms
adj done

over
complete
completed

ended
finished
in the bag

concluded
finis
terminated

wound up
wrapped up

Antonyms

incomplete
unfinished

indirect
stopping

Synonyms
adj silent

closemouthed
dumb
mum
mute

quiet
reserved
restrained
reticent

secretive
taciturn
tongue-tied
hushed

clammed up
muted
not talkative
zipped

Synonyms
adj shy, silent

aloof
close
curt
distant
evasive
guarded

hush-hush
quiet
reserved
reticent
retiring
secretive

short
standoffish
taciturn
tight-lipped
unapproachable
unresponsive

unsociable
close-mouthed
offish
clammed up
dried up
on the QT

Antonyms

communicative
confident

extroverted
responsive

Synonyms
adv kept quiet

confidential

private

secret

under wraps

Synonyms
adj kept secret

classified
covert

hush-hush
restricted

top secret
hidden away

kept concealed
with a lid on

Synonyms
adj silent

faint
mute
hush
inhibited
close
bashful
closemouthed

dumb
inarticulate
incoherent
indistinct
laconic
mousy
mum

noiseless
muted
checked
iced
curbed
clammed up
closed up

dummied up
inconversable
nonvocal
not talkativ

Antonyms

bold

Synonyms
adj quiet

close
close-mouthed
dumb
hushed
inaudible
low
low-pitched
muffled
mute
noiseless

peaceful
quiescent
reserved
restrained
reticent
secretive
silent
soft
soundless
speechless

still
subdued
taciturn
tasteful
tight-lipped
uncommunicative
unexpressed
unobtrusive
unuttered
clammed up

could hear a pin drop
hushful
muted
not saying boo
quieted
stilled
unspeaking
whist

Synonyms
verb outdo a performance

exceed
finish
complete
beat
cover
clinch
wrap up

crown
surpass
eclipse
transcend
trump
top
excel

better
outshine
can
outstrip
pass
surmount
crest

best
cob
button down
button up
do to a T
put the lid on
top it off

Antonyms

ignore
disregard
surrender
fail

fall behind
begin
introduce
start

forget
lose
lay out

Synonyms
verb complete, finish, stop

shutter
do
end
halt
conclude
cap
terminate
clear

clinch
discontinue
culminate
fold
cease
ultimate
determine
consummate

call off
cut loose
shut down
wind up
wrap up
button down
button up
call it a day

drop the curtain
fold up
pack it in
put a lid on
put to bed
sew up
wind down

Antonyms

commence
release
unseal
disjoin
disunite

begin
start
initiate
open
continue

unclose
unplug
unstop
not finish

Synonyms
verb fasten, clasp

shut
engage
join
seal
press
close
encircle

hug
bar
secure
entwine
clutch
button
enclose

grapple
mesh
embrace
bolt
unite
clench
grasp

link
latch
button up
turn the key

Antonyms

release
refuse
disjoin
unseal
unloose

loosen
disconnect
unlock
unclasp
open

let go
unfasten
loose
divide
separate

Synonyms
verb do business, carry out

effectuate
conclude
manage
finish
close
jell
sell
accomplish
perform

conduct
enact
prosecute
move
handle
do
negotiate
clinch
discharge

buy
execute
settle
operate
carry on
pull off
wrap up
TCB
button down

button up
run with the ball
see to
sew up
take care of
work out a deal

Antonyms

commence
unsettle
create
prevent
remain
disregard
deny
refuse

begin
introduce
start
mismanage
fail
keep
bear
abandon

halt
stop
leave
stay
neglect
miss
not finish

Synonyms
verb prepare for trouble

tie up

button up

secure the hatches

zip up

Synonyms
verb keep silent

shut up
be silent

button up
clam up

not let out a peep
say nothing

keep one’s trap shut

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