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Synonyms for secrecy
ˈsi krə sise·cre·cy

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. secrecy, secretiveness, silencenoun

    the trait of keeping things secret

    Synonyms:
    concealment, privateness, closeness, muteness, privacy, secretiveness, quiet, silence

  2. privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealmentnoun

    the condition of being concealed or hidden

    Synonyms:
    cover, concealment, hiding, privateness, covert, concealing, screen, privacy, secretiveness, seclusion, silence

Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 1 vote

  1. secrecynoun

    Synonyms:
    concealment, privacy, HUGGER-MUGGER

  2. secrecynoun

    Synonyms:
    seclusion, retirement

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 2 votes

  1. secrecynoun

    Synonyms:
    seclusion, privacy, retirement, concealment, confidence

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#326183secretiveness

How to use secrecy in a sentence?

  1. Karl von Clausewitz:

    The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

  2. Ronald Reagan:

    The White House is the leakiest place I've ever been in. (On special measures to ensure secrecy of plans to bomb Libya)

  3. 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.

  4. Uhuru Kenyatta:

    These reports will go a long way in enhancing the financial transparency and openness that we require in Kenya and around the globe. The movement of illicit funds, proceeds of crime and corruption thrive in an environment of secrecy and darkness, the Pandora Papers and subsequent follow up audits will lift that veil of secrecy and darkness for those who can not explain their assets or wealth.

  5. Sun Tzu:

    O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.


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