Noncommittal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Noncommittal \Non`com*mit"tal\, n.
     A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or
     refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  noncommittal
       adj : very reluctant to give out information [syn: {guarded}, {unrevealing}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "noncommittal":
     canny, careful, cautious, circumspect, constrained, cool,
     deliberate, discreet, gingerly, guarded, heedful, hesitant,
     incommunicable, judicious, leaving out nothing, mindful, on guard,
     overlooking no possibility, pawky, politic, precautional,
     precautionary, precautious, prudent, regardful, reserved,
     restrained, safe, slow to act, tentative, thorough, unadventurous,
     uncommunicative, undaring, unenterprising, unprecipitate, wary,
     watchful