What are some opposite words for secretive?

Antonyms 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"

    Antonyms:
    communicative, communicatory

    Synonyms:
    skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, close, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, closelipped

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. secretiveadjective

    Synonyms:
    uncommunicative, taciturn, reserved, silent, wary

How to use secretive in a sentence?

  1. Senate Health:

    The opaque and secretive handling of information related to these events constitutes an obvious threat to public health and is unacceptable in a free nation whose elected leaders must be transparent with and accountable to the American people.

  2. Chuck Grassley:

    It’s unacceptable that the FBI continues to take a secretive approach, hiding behind classification as an excuse to withhold information that all Americans deserve to have.

  3. Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston:

    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.

  4. Jim Boeheim:

    The committee chose to ignore the efforts which I have undertaken over the past 37 years to promote an atmosphere of compliance within the men's basketball program, instead, they chose to focus on the rogue and secretive actions of a former employee of the local YMCA and my former director of basketball operations in order to impose an unprecedented series of penalties upon the university and the men's basketball program.

  5. 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.

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