are overbearing (verb) patronize: condescend
Sinonime: backstairs, buttoned up, cagey, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, covert, cryptic,
enigmatic, feline, furtive, hushed, in chambers, in privacy, in private, in the background, in the dark, on the QT,
reserved,
reticent,
silent,
taciturn, tight-lipped, undercover, unforthcoming,
withdrawn, zipped
Antonime: communicative,
forthright,
honest,
open