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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 |
How to use secrecy in a sentence?
They had an impetuous affair and I was aware of it — not in any huge detail because it was n’t that big of a thing, it was n’t like it was such an ongoing thing. But Carrie Fisher had sworn me to secrecy on it, and no one had ever said anything to my mother.
The speed and secrecy with which China has pushed through this legislation intensifies the fear that Beijing has calculatingly created a weapon of repression to be used against government critics, including people who are merely expressing their views or protesting peacefully.
Adele made me swear to secrecy that I'm not allowed to tell anyone that I'm working with her, and that we already shot a video. And it's an epic song ! Ahh !
You can sometimes discover or explore taboos through porn that they can't in real life, the real issue is when it's kept a secret. Studies show that the main deleterious effect is not so much the content itself, but the shame and secrecy that contextualized its use.
Before Senator Merkley demanded to see these facilities, they were shrouded in secrecy and Americans had no idea the extent to which the Administration's zero tolerance policy led to the incarceration of children and separation from their families, given their track record of obfuscation, it's not surprising to learn HHS has found public disclosure inconvenient.
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