buttoned-up Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- withdrawn
- standoffish
- clinical
- cold-eyed
- frosty
- unbending
- dry
- silent
- aloof
- offish
- shy
- asocial
- timid
- antisocial
- remote
- hard
- unsociable
- professional
- introverted
- reclusive
Weak:
Strongest:
- friendly
- outgoing
- warm
- social
- outgoing
- cordial
- social
- warm
- convivial
- cordial
- extroverted
- friendly
- sociable
- sociable
- extroverted
- convivial
Strong:
- companionable
- folksy
- expansive
- affable
- genial
- clubbable
- clubby
- talkative
- talkative
- garrulous
- amiable
- hospitable
- genial
- gracious
- gregarious
- communicative
- boon
- expansive
- companionable
- clubby
- congenial
- clubbable
- gracious
- gregarious
- boon
- hospitable
- extraverted
- congenial
- communicative
- folksy
- affable
- extraverted
- amiable
- garrulous
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
distant, cool, reserved,detached, cold, withdrawn, standoffish, clinical, cold-eyed, frosty
friendly, outgoing, warm,social, outgoing, cordial, social, warm, convivial, cordial
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.
