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Synonyms for secretive
ˈsi krɪ tɪv, sɪˈkri-se·cre·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlippedadjective
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
"although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
Synonyms:
skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, close, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, closelippedAntonyms:
communicative, communicatory
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secretiveadjective
Synonyms:
uncommunicative, taciturn, reserved, silent, wary
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "secretive":
secret, stealthy, discreet, mysterious, discrete, opaque, reticent, clandestine
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#735 | close | |
#989 | near | |
#2600 | secret | |
#3986 | tight | |
#9160 | discrete | |
#9735 | mysterious | |
#10349 | faithful | |
#12952 | skinny | |
#13204 | discreet | |
#17805 | opaque | |
#23246 | sly | |
#29011 | snug | |
#33098 | clandestine | |
#33696 | nigh | |
#40528 | secretive | |
#47876 | stuffy | |
#51173 | confining | |
#66028 | stealthy | |
#73342 | airless | |
#81424 | reticent | |
#91018 | furtive | |
#155030 | unaired |
How to use secretive in a sentence?
Civil aviation over the Baltic Sea was endangered because of the secretive way the airplanes flew.
Everybody is paranoid about some leak on Facebook or Instagram or YouTube… I think the secrecy is kind of understandable, but also there is an element of hype about it that makes it… the more secretive it is, the more special it is. And certainly ‘Game of Thrones’ plays that. They misinform the crowd and they give them tidbits to send them in wrong directions.
Being young and gay in the Lowcountry was not an easy thing to do. It’s not easy today, certainly wasn’t easy in 2015, he was proud of being gay. However, he had to be cautious. And people that have to be cautious have to be secretive.
Seems to me the misleading and uncertain thing here is why Governor Newsom and Posey are being so secretive. If there’s some science-based reasoning for this reopening change of heart, I know I’d like to hear it.
First, John Fetterman's campaign lied about wanting to debate Dr. Oz based on some secretive 'terms' that they won't share with anyone. Now, John Fetterman says he won't debate Doctor Oz 'in the first week of September.' That's another lie, he won't debate Doctor Oz at all, and we all know it. The WFMZ Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber debate makes TWO debates that Fetterman is ducking. So now we have two lies AND two ducked debates. We thought John Fetterman was a big tough guy, so what is he so afraid of? Is he afraid of defending his radical record of releasing murderers back on the streets? Let us know, John.
Translations for secretive
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- كتوم, كَتُوم, مُتَكَتِّم, مُتَحَفِّظArabic
- sekreční, tajnůstkářskýCzech
- hemmelighedsfuldDanish
- heimlichtuerisch, verschlossenGerman
- κρυφόςGreek
- kaŝemaEsperanto
- reservadoSpanish
- salaperäinenFinnish
- titokzatosHungarian
- ծածկամիտ, գաղտնապահArmenian
- secretiveLatin
- slapùsLithuanian
- noslēpumainsLatvian
- whakakumuMāori
- gesloten, gereserveerdDutch
- hemmelighetsfullNorwegian
- skryty, tajemniczyPolish
- reservadoPortuguese
- secretosRomanian
- замкнутый, скрытныйRussian
- tinzar, tinëzarAlbanian
- hemlighetsfullSwedish
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