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
Withdrawn and buttoned-up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withdrawn" instead an adjective phrase "Buttoned-up".
Withdrawn
Withdrawn adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Buttoned-up and withdrawn are semantically related. You can use "Buttoned-up" instead an adjective "Withdrawn".
Nearby Words: withdraw, withdrawing, withdrawable
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reserved and buttoned-up
- reserved and withdrawn
- cool and buttoned-up
- cool and withdrawn
- quiet and buttoned-up
- quiet and withdrawn
- distant and buttoned-up
- distant and withdrawn
- aloof and buttoned-up
- aloof and withdrawn
- restrained and buttoned-up
- restrained and withdrawn
- remote and buttoned-up
- remote and withdrawn
Cite this Source
Withdrawn and Buttoned-up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buttoned-up/withdrawn
Buttoned-up & Withdrawn. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buttoned-up/withdrawn>.
Withdrawn or Buttoned-up. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buttoned-up/withdrawn.
