Gabby and Reticent

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Gabby adjective - Fond of talking or conversation.

Usage example: a gabby talk-show host whose interviews were almost as much about herself as about her guests

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Reticent is an antonym for gabby.

Reticent adjective - Tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination).

Usage example: her husband is by nature a reticent person, and she resigned herself to that fact long ago

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Gabby is an antonym for reticent.

Nearby Words: reticence, reticently

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Reticent and Gabby. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gabby/reticent

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