"was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
is similar to
remote in manner
"stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
is similar to
showing modest reserve
"she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
is similar to
tending to reserve or introspection
"a quiet indrawn man"
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(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
"a backward lover"
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not given to open expression of emotion
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held back or restrained or prevented
"in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"