keep to oneself

Verb

Meaning

withhold information

shun the company of others

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hide deny conceal withhold hold back keep quiet bottle up keep secret sweep under the carpet keep a secret not tell keep from monopolized fall silent bite one's lip

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Antonyms

blab let the cat out of the bag spill the beans dish the dirt let slip blow the gaff

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Hypernyms

withhold keep back

Examples

Real togetherness in married couples and indeed in any couple comes from words, not just the words that are spoken – spoken voluntarily – but the words one doesn't keep to oneself – at least not without the intervention of the will. Javier Marías

I kept your little secret to myself all these years Source: Internet

The new student keeps to herself Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

keep to one side keep to one's knitting keep to one's own knitting keep to the rules keep together keep tongue between teeth