Buttoned-up
Buttoned-up adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.
Usage example: a buttoned-up colleague who had no interest in talking about anything but work, even at parties
Reserved and buttoned-up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reserved" instead an adjective phrase "Buttoned-up".
Reserved
Reserved adjective - Tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination).
Buttoned-up and reserved are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buttoned-up" instead an adjective "Reserved".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and buttoned-up
- close and reserved
- cool and buttoned-up
- cool and reserved
- quiet and buttoned-up
- quiet and reserved
- distant and buttoned-up
- distant and reserved
- aloof and buttoned-up
- aloof and reserved
- restrained and buttoned-up
- restrained and reserved
- remote and buttoned-up
- remote and reserved
Cite this Source
Reserved and Buttoned-up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buttoned-up/reserved
Buttoned-up & Reserved. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buttoned-up/reserved>.
Reserved or Buttoned-up. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buttoned-up/reserved.
