undemonstrative

Other forms: undemonstratively

Definitions of undemonstrative
  1. adjective
    not given to open expression of emotion
    synonyms:
    restrained, reticent, unemotional
    cool and formal in manner
    reserved
    marked by self-restraint and reticence
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    antonyms:
    demonstrative
    given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
    effusive, gushing, gushy
    extravagantly demonstrative
    epideictic, epideictical
    designed primarily for rhetorical display
    unreserved
    not cautious or reticent
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