non-communicative
adjective
(alsononcommunicative)uk/ˌnɒn.kəˈmjuː.nɪ.kə.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːn.kəˈmjuː.nə.keɪ.tɪv//ˌnɑːn.kəˈmjuː.nɪ.kə.t̬ɪv/notwillingtotalktopeopleand give theminformation:
Mystepfatherwas ashyand non-communicativeperson.
She wouldrageandshoutoneminuteand thenbecomesilentand noncommunicative the next.
- My fourteen-year-oldsonis going through ahighlynon-communicativestageof hislife.
- She hasbecomeanxious, non-communicative, andpronetosuddenviolentoutbursts.
- Theboardislookingtoreplacethebumbling, non-communicativechiefexectutive.
- He had abitterand noncommunicativerelationshipwith theteamleader.
Falling silent and not speaking
- be (on) non-speakersidiom
- bite
- bitesomethingback
- button your lipidiom
- clam
- clam up
- draw
- gob
- have nothing to say foryourselfidiom
- mouth
- speak
- speechless
- speechlessly
- speechlessness
- stick
- stick insomeone'sthroatidiom
- tongue-tied
- unavowed
- unmentioned
- wordless