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Synonyms for secrecy
ˈsi krə sise·cre·cy
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Princeton's WordNet
secrecy, secretiveness, silencenoun
the trait of keeping things secret
Synonyms:
concealment, privateness, closeness, muteness, privacy, secretiveness, quiet, silenceprivacy, privateness, secrecy, concealmentnoun
the condition of being concealed or hidden
Synonyms:
cover, concealment, hiding, privateness, covert, concealing, screen, privacy, secretiveness, seclusion, silence
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
secrecynoun
Synonyms:
concealment, privacy, HUGGER-MUGGERsecrecynoun
Synonyms:
seclusion, retirement
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
secrecynoun
Synonyms:
seclusion, privacy, retirement, concealment, confidence
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "secrecy":
secret, confidentiality, secretiveness, confidential, discretion, secrets, clandestine, incommunicado, mystery, opacity, privacy
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#175 | privacy | |
#846 | cover | |
#1049 | screen | |
#2600 | secret | |
#3778 | mystery | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#4796 | secrets | |
#5768 | confidential | |
#6644 | silence | |
#6747 | discretion | |
#9502 | confidentiality | |
#10681 | hiding | |
#17563 | covert | |
#19348 | secrecy | |
#25916 | opacity | |
#33098 | clandestine | |
#39155 | closeness | |
#39704 | concealment | |
#43160 | seclusion | |
#44024 | concealing | |
#80002 | incommunicado | |
#326183 | secretiveness |
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These proposals for public registers will be welcomed by citizens and anti-corruption activists who want to follow the trail of dirty money, however, we are concerned that it will be all too easy to evade being on the registers in the first place by gaming the rules on trusts. By simply nominating a non-EU resident as a trustee the secrecy can carry on as before.
Federal Judge Dabney Friedrich:
I see no need to breach the secrecy of the grand jury, breaching the secrecy of the grand jury is not an easy thing to do.
There is an alternative to the imposition of a cloak of secrecy over what has happened in Charleston.
We will shine a light on parts of our tax system that have been shrouded in secrecy by this government.
We think that this says more about the bent towards secrecy within some corners of the government. It says more about that than it does about Hillary Clinton’s email practices.
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