Close
Close adjective - Given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge.
Usage example: she was as close as a stone when it came to talking about her love life
Quiet is a synonym for close in reserved topic. In some cases you can use "Quiet" instead the word "Close" as an adjective or a verb, when it comes to topics like reticent.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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From that point on, shes more or less the quiet type around everyone except her few close friends.
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He actually seemed to have gone quiet until people started getting too close then it was back to killing and ripping out tongues.
Source: Series / NCIS: New Orleans - Duck is normally a Motor Mouth, but he remains quiet after a close call with a zombie.
Source: Break The Cutie / Video Games
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Quiet and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/quiet
Close & Quiet. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/quiet>.
Quiet or Close. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/quiet.
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