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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?
But for The FBI to get involved that quick and be so secretive about The FBI, there was a lot of stuff going on up there.
Its been very secretive and they have an ongoing investigation.
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.
China is typically secretive about its Third Sea Force( behind the PLA Navy and coast guard), which might conceivably number in the thousands of vessels and in the tens of thousands of personnel. Possibly more.
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.
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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