non-committal

non-committal
adj
guarded, unrevealing, cautious, wary, reserved, ambiguous, discreet, equivocal, evasive, careful, prudent, neutral, indefinite, tactful, diplomatic, tentative, vague
FORMAL circumspect, politic
COLLOQ. sitting on the fence, playing your cards close to your chest

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  • non-committal — non com mittal adj deliberately not expressing your opinion or intentions clearly non committal about ▪ The doctor was non committal about my mother s chances of recovery. ▪ The driver mumbled a non committal reply …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • non-committal — non com|mit|tal [ ,nankə mıtl ] adjective not saying what you think or what you plan to do: a non committal answer He was non committal about any future plans …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • non-committal — (adj.) also noncommittal, 1829, characterized by refusal to commit oneself, from NON (Cf. non ) + committal (see COMMIT (Cf. commit)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • non-committal — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not displaying commitment to a definite opinion or policy. DERIVATIVES non committally adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • non-committal — UK [ˌnɒnkəˈmɪt(ə)l] / US [ˌnɑnkəˈmɪt(ə)l] adjective not saying what you think or what you plan to do a non committal answer He was non committal about any future plans …   English dictionary

  • non-committal — adj. Non committal is used with these nouns: ↑grunt, ↑reply …   Collocations dictionary

  • non-committal — [ˌnɒnkəˈmɪt(ə)l] adj avoiding stating clearly what you think or what you plan to do He was non committal about any future plans.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • non-committal — adjective not displaying commitment to a definite opinion or policy. Derivatives non committally adverb …   English new terms dictionary

  • non-committal — see noncommittal …   English dictionary

  • be non-committal — PREVARICATE, give nothing away, dodge the issue, sidestep the issue, hedge, fence, pussyfoot around, beat about the bush, equivocate, temporize, shilly shally, vacillate, waver; Brit. hum and haw; informal sit on the fence. → non committal …   Useful english dictionary

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