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incommunicative

in·com·mu·ni·ca·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-tiv, -key-]
    • /ˌɪn kəˈmyu nɪ kə tɪv, -ˌkeɪ-/
    • /ˌɪnk.ə.ˈmjuː.nɪk.ə.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-tiv, -key-]
    • /ˌɪn kəˈmyu nɪ kə tɪv, -ˌkeɪ-/

Definitions of incommunicative word

  • adjective incommunicative not communicative; reserved; uncommunicative. 1
  • noun incommunicative Uncommunicative. 1
  • adjective incommunicative tending not to communicate with others; taciturn 0
  • adjective incommunicative not communicative; reserved; taciturn 0
See all 4 definitions of incommunicative

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Origin of incommunicative

First appearance:

before 1660
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; in-3 + communicative

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Parts of speech for Incommunicative

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Incommunicative

incommunicative popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for incommunicative

adj incommunicative

  • uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
  • aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
  • antisocial — Someone who is antisocial is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
  • close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.

adjective incommunicative

  • taciturn — inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
All 28 Synonyms of incommunicative

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