Reticent: alternatives and connections

To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about.

In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections a…

A reserved rent in corn, formerly paid to religious houses by their tenants or farmers.

To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters.

In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to another.

That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel.

To keep watch over; to keep awake.

To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; -- with up.

To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books.

That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed.

Cautious in speaking; secret; wary; uncommunicative.

Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved.

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not…

Reserved; formal; close; cold.

Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of…

To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.

To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise.

a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogativ…