buttoned-up Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- cold-eyed
- antisocial
- withdrawn
- timid
- shy
- aloof
- hard
- frosty
- professional
- clinical
- dry
- introverted
- unbending
- offish
- unsociable
- reclusive
- standoffish
- remote
- silent
- asocial
Weak:
Strongest:
- sociable
- warm
- friendly
- cordial
- social
- friendly
- convivial
- social
- outgoing
- outgoing
- extroverted
- convivial
- warm
- extroverted
- cordial
- sociable
Strong:
- amiable
- talkative
- companionable
- folksy
- gracious
- expansive
- communicative
- affable
- clubby
- garrulous
- gracious
- gregarious
- talkative
- hospitable
- extraverted
- extraverted
- expansive
- clubbable
- clubbable
- gregarious
- clubby
- congenial
- amiable
- boon
- companionable
- affable
- congenial
- boon
- hospitable
- communicative
- genial
- garrulous
- folksy
- genial
Weak:
buttoned-up Meaning
buttoned-up (s)
(British colloquial) not inclined to conversation
conservative in professional manner
buttoned-up Sentence Examples
- With the storm approaching, he buttoned-up his raincoat and braced for the downpour.
- The soldier stood at attention, his uniform buttoned-up to the collar.
- She felt suffocated in the buttoned-up atmosphere of the formal dinner party.
- The professor, buttoned-up in tweed, lectured passionately about literature and philosophy.
- His buttoned-up demeanor gave little insight into his true emotions.
- In the chilly weather, she buttoned-up her coat and wrapped a scarf tightly around her neck.
- The buttoned-up facade of the corporate world often concealed a myriad of personal struggles.
- The politician, buttoned-up and composed, delivered a carefully crafted speech to the waiting crowd.
- Despite his buttoned-up appearance, he had a mischievous glint in his eye.
- She longed for the freedom to let loose and shed her buttoned-up persona, even if just for a moment.
FAQs About the word buttoned-up
(British colloquial) not inclined to conversation, conservative in professional manner
cold, cool,detached, reserved, distant, cold-eyed, antisocial, withdrawn, timid, shy
sociable, warm, friendly, cordial, social, friendly, convivial,social, outgoing, outgoing
With the storm approaching, he buttoned-up his raincoat and braced for the downpour.
The soldier stood at attention, his uniform buttoned-up to the collar.
She felt suffocated in the buttoned-up atmosphere of the formal dinner party.
The professor, buttoned-up in tweed, lectured passionately about literature and philosophy.
