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Somebody who doesn’t talk very much, who keeps his thoughts to himself:
| QUIET | 178 |
| CLOSE-MOUTH | 160 |
| TIGHT-LIPPED | 128 |
| CLAM | 64 |
| CLOSE-MOUTHED | 60 |
| NR | 51 |
| LONER | 42 |
| INTROVERT | 40 |
| RESERVED | 28 |
| QUIET PERSON | 26 |
| SHY | 25 |
| MUM | 18 |
| SHUT-MOUTH | 18 |
| SILENT | 18 |
| VERY QUIET | 16 |
| TIGHT-MOUTHED | 15 |
| QUIET ONE | 13 |
| TACITURN | 11 |
| DEEP THINKER | 10 |
| MUMMY | 9 |
| RETICENT | 9 |
| THINKER | 9 |
| CLAMS UP | 8 |
| CLOSE | 8 |
| QUIET AS A MOUSE | 8 |
| QUIET TYPE | 8 |
| TIGHT-MOUTH | 8 |
| DEEP | 7 |
| BASHFUL | 6 |
| SILENT (NAME) | 6 |
| SILENT TYPE | 6 |
| MOODY | 5 |
| QUIET FELLOW | 5 |
| QUIET GUY | 5 |
| SECRETIVE | 5 |
| SELFISH | 5 |
| STRONG SILENT TYPE | 5 |
| BACKWARD | 4 |
| QUIET AS A CHURCH MOUSE | 4 |
| RECLUSE | 4 |
| TIMID | 4 |
| WITHDRAWN | 4 |
| CALM | 3 |
| CONSERVATIVE | 3 |
| DUMMY | 3 |
| HERMIT | 3 |
| KEEPS MUM | 3 |
| LONE WOLF | 3 |
| NON-COMMITTAL | 3 |
| SAY-NOTHING | 3 |
| SAY-NOTHING PERSON | 3 |
| SELF-CONTAINED | 3 |
| SILENT ONE | 3 |
| SILENT PERSON | 3 |
| STILL WATERS RUN DEEP | 3 |
| SULKY | 3 |
| AWFUL QUIET | 2 |
| CLAMMED UP | 2 |
| CLOSED MOUTH | 2 |
| CLOSE-LIPPED | 2 |
| DEEP ONE | 2 |
| DOESN’T HAVE MUCH TO SAY | 2 |
| DOESN’T TALK MUCH | 2 |
| DON’T HAVE MUCH TO SAY | 2 |
| DON’T SAY MUCH | 2 |
| DUMB | 2 |
| DUMBBELL | 2 |
| HUSH-MOUTH | 2 |
| KEEPS HIS MOUTH SHUT | 2 |
| KEEPS HIS OWN COUNSEL | 2 |
| KEEPS TO HIMSELF | 2 |
| KIND OF QUIET | 2 |
| MAN OF FEW WORDS | 2 |
| MINDS HIS OWN BUSINESS | 2 |
| MOROSE | 2 |
| MOUSY | 2 |
| MUTE | 2 |
| NOISY | 2 |
| NOT TALKATIVE | 2 |
| NOT VERY TALKATIVE | 2 |
| ODDBALL | 2 |
| PLAYS SHUT-MOUTH | 2 |
| QUIET AS A CLAM | 2 |
| QUIET-TYPE PERSON | 2 |
| SELF-CENTERED | 2 |
| SHY PERSON | 2 |
| SILENT GUY | 2 |
| SILENT PARTNER | 2 |
| SPHINX | 2 |
| STAND-OFFISH | 2 |
| STILL WATER RUNS DEEP | 2 |
| STILL-MOUTH | 2 |
| TENDS TO HIS OWN BUSINESS | 2 |
| TIGHT AS A CLAM | 2 |
| TOO QUIET | 2 |
| VERY QUIET PERSON | 2 |
| WRAPPED UP IN HIMSELF | 2 |
| ALWAYS THINKING | 1 |
| BACKWARDS | 1 |
| BROODER | 1 |
| BUTTON-LIPPED | 1 |
| BUTTONS UP HIS MOUTH | 1 |
| CAL COOLIDGE | 1 |
| CALVIN COOLIDGE | 1 |
| CAREFUL FOR WHAT HE SAYS | 1 |
| CAUTIOUS | 1 |
| CHURCH MOUSE | 1 |
| CLAMMISH | 1 |
| CLAM-MOUTH | 1 |
| CLOSE UP LIKE A CLAM | 1 |
| CLOSED-MOUTHED | 1 |
| CLOSE-LIP | 1 |
| CLOSE-MOUTH OUTFIT | 1 |
| CLOSE-MOUTHED AS A CLAM | 1 |
| CLOSE-MOUTHED ONE | 1 |
| CLOSE-MOUTHED PERSON | 1 |
| COMPLACENT | 1 |
| COOL | 1 |
| COY | 1 |
| COZY | 1 |
| DAMN SENSIBLE | 1 |
| DEAF AND DUMB | 1 |
| DIGNIFIED | 1 |
| DISTANT | 1 |
| DOES A LOT OF THINKING | 1 |
| DOESN’T DO MUCH TALKING | 1 |
| DOESN’T GIVE OUT | 1 |
| DOESN’T TALK VERY MUCH | 1 |
| DON’T TALK | 1 |
| DREAMER | 1 |
| DULLARD | 1 |
| DUMB BUNNY | 1 |
| DUMBO | 1 |
| EASY-GOING | 1 |
| FAIRLY QUIET | 1 |
| FEW WORDS, PLENTY OF BRAINS | 1 |
| FINE FELLOW | 1 |
| GABBY | 1 |
| GIVES NO LIP | 1 |
| GOOD THINKER | 1 |
| GOSSIP | 1 |
| GOT A LOT OF SENSE | 1 |
| HARD TO DRAG OUT | 1 |
| HARD TO TALK TO | 1 |
| HOLDS EVERYTHING IN | 1 |
| HOLDS HIS TONGUE | 1 |
| HOLDS THE STORY DOWN | 1 |
| INDEPENDENT | 1 |
| INHIBITED | 1 |
| INNERVERT | 1 |
| INTELLIGENT | 1 |
| INTROSPECTIVE | 1 |
| INTROVERTED | 1 |
| KEEPS HIS BUSINESS IN HIS STOMACH | 1 |
| KEEPS HIS LIP BUTTONED | 1 |
| KEEPS HIS TRAP SHUT | 1 |
| KEEPS YOU GUESSING | 1 |
| KIND OF A RETIRING PERSON | 1 |
| KIND OF TIMID | 1 |
| LACKING IN COMMUNICATION | 1 |
| LACONIC | 1 |
| LIKE GARY COOPER | 1 |
| LISTLESS FELLOW | 1 |
| LITTLE ODD | 1 |
| LIVES TO HIMSELF | 1 |
| MEALY-MOUTH | 1 |
| MEALY-MOUTHED | 1 |
| MEEK | 1 |
| MEEK AS A MOUSE | 1 |
| MEEK AS MOSES | 1 |
| MELLOW | 1 |
| MONA LISA | 1 |
| MR. MUM | 1 |
| MUM’S THE WORD | 1 |
| MUPS | 1 |
| NEVER HAS MUCH TO SAY | 1 |
| NEVER OPENS HIS TRAP | 1 |
| NEVER SAYS A WORD | 1 |
| NO BLABBERMOUTH | 1 |
| NOT A BLOWHARD | 1 |
| NOT MUCH TALKY | 1 |
| NOT VERY CHATTY | 1 |
| NOT VERY FRIENDLY | 1 |
| NUMB | 1 |
| NUT | 1 |
| ODD ONE | 1 |
| ODD STICK | 1 |
| ONE WHO’S QUIET | 1 |
| PARTICULAR PERSON | 1 |
| PECULIAR PERSON | 1 |
| PERSON WHO FLOWS WITH EVERYTHING | 1 |
| PLAYS HIS CARDS CLOSE TO HIS CHEST | 1 |
| POKE-FACED | 1 |
| PRETTY QUIET | 1 |
| PRETTY SMART | 1 |
| QUAKER | 1 |
| QUEER | 1 |
| QUIET (NAME) | 1 |
| QUIET AND EASY-GOING | 1 |
| QUIET AS THE GRAVE | 1 |
| QUIET AS THE SPHINX | 1 |
| QUIET CHARACTER | 1 |
| QUIET MAN | 1 |
| QUIET SOUL | 1 |
| QUIET WATERS RUN DEEP | 1 |
| QUIET-MOUTH | 1 |
| QUIET-MOUTHED | 1 |
| RESERVED PERSON | 1 |
| RETIRING | 1 |
| RETIRING DISPOSITION | 1 |
| SAY-NOTHING TYPE | 1 |
| SELF-CONCEITED | 1 |
| SELF-CONTROLLED | 1 |
| SHREWD OPERATOR | 1 |
| SHUTS UP LIKE A CLAM | 1 |
| SHY ONE | 1 |
| SILENT AS A SPHINX | 1 |
| SILENT AS A TOMB | 1 |
| SILENT AS AN OYSTER | 1 |
| SILENT BUT DEADLY | 1 |
| SILENT CAL | 1 |
| SILENT CHAP | 1 |
| SILENT COW | 1 |
| SILENT CUSS | 1 |
| SILENT KNIGHT | 1 |
| SILENT MAN | 1 |
| SLY | 1 |
| SMART FELLOW | 1 |
| SMARTEST MAN WE’VE RUN INTO SO FAR | 1 |
| SNEAKY | 1 |
| SOBER | 1 |
| SOLEMN | 1 |
| SOLID | 1 |
| SOLITARY | 1 |
| SORT OF BACKWARD | 1 |
| SQUARE | 1 |
| STILL AS A MOUSE | 1 |
| STILL MOUTH MAKES A WISE HEAD | 1 |
| STILL WATERS FLOW DEEP | 1 |
| STILL-TONGUE PEOPLE | 1 |
| STILL-TONGUED | 1 |
| STOIC | 1 |
| STUCK-UP | 1 |
| STUDIOUS TYPE | 1 |
| STUPID FELLER | 1 |
| SULLEN | 1 |
| SURE CLAMS UP | 1 |
| TALKING MACHINE | 1 |
| TETCHED | 1 |
| THINKS HE’S SPECIAL | 1 |
| THIN-LIPPED | 1 |
| THOUGHTFUL | 1 |
| THOUGHTFUL PERSON | 1 |
| TIGHT | 1 |
| TIGHT ONE | 1 |
| TIGHT-TONGUED | 1 |
| TIGHTWAD | 1 |
| TO HIMSELF | 1 |
| TONGUE-TIED | 1 |
| UNCOMMUNICATIVE | 1 |
| UNSOCIABLE | 1 |
| VAULT-KEEPER | 1 |
| VERY CLOSE-MOUTHED | 1 |
| VERY MUM | 1 |
| VERY QUIET OLD FELLOW | 1 |
| VERY RESERVED | 1 |
| WALLFLOWER | 1 |
| WISE | 1 |
| WISE PERSON | 1 |
| WON’T SAY PEAS FOR PECK | 1 |
| YOU NEVER KNOW HOW HE STANDS | 1 |
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