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Synonyms for secretive
ˈsi krɪ tɪv, sɪˈkri-se·cre·tive

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  1. secretiveadjective

    Synonyms:
    furtive, sly

  2. secretiveadjective

    Having an inclination to secrecy.

    Synonyms:
    furtive, sly

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. 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, closelipped

    Antonyms:
    communicative, communicatory

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. secretiveadjective

    Synonyms:
    uncommunicative, taciturn, reserved, silent, wary

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "secretive":

    secret, stealthy, discreet, mysterious, discrete, opaque, reticent, clandestine

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How to use secretive in a sentence?

  1. Tomi Lahren:

    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.

  2. Eric Rassbach:

    For most religious Americans, faith is not some secretive activity conducted behind closed doors, faith for them means being out in the community serving with and for others, particularly the least among us.

  3. Viktorija Cieminyte:

    Civil aviation over the Baltic Sea was endangered because of the secretive way the airplanes flew.

  4. Genette Hemley:

    Tigers are notoriously difficult animals to study, they’re nocturnal, they’re secretive, they live in dense forests. And so it is not an exact science, but it is getting better all the time.

  5. Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston:

    It would be perilous for us, as leaders of the Church, to consider that the scandal of clergy sexual abuse is for the most part a matter of history and not a pressing concern here and now, its not a pleasant topic. It's easier just to ignore it and hope it will go away (but) when we are defensive and secretive, the results are disastrous.


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