reserve; the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
Reticence in a sentence
His reticence about personal matters made him seem mysterious to colleagues.
Synonyms for reticence
silence
discretion
reserve
Antonyms for reticence
openness
frankness
loquacity
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