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- withdrawn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distant, cold,detached, cool, reserved, standoffish, withdrawn, asocial, shy, cold-eyed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