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单词 secretiveness
释义

secretive

adjective

se·​cre·​tive ˈsē-krə-tiv How to pronounce secretive (audio)
si-ˈkrē-
: disposed to secrecy : not open or outgoing in speech, activity, or purposes
secretively adverb
secretiveness noun

Synonyms

  • close
  • closemouthed
  • dark
  • reticent
  • tight-mouthed
  • uncommunicative
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Example Sentences

He's very secretive about his work. the intelligence agency remained secretive despite the media's demands for more openness in government
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Word History

Etymology

back-formation from secretiveness, partial translation of French secrétivité

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

secretive

adjective

se·​cre·​tive ˈsē-krə-tiv How to pronounce secretive (audio)
si-ˈkrē-
: tending to act in secret or keep secrets

secretiveness

noun

as in secrecy
the practice or habit of keeping secrets or keeping one's affairs secret his secretiveness about his past always made some people suspicious of what he might be hiding

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • secrecy
  • prudence
  • privacy
  • silence
  • confidentiality
  • reticence
  • closeness
  • wariness
  • circumspection
  • subterfuge
  • stealth
  • discretion
  • furtiveness
  • taciturnity
  • discreetness
  • concealment
  • underhandedness
  • sneakiness
  • slyness
  • covertness
  • reserve
  • shiftiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • openness
  • frankness
  • honesty
  • candor
  • indiscretion
  • imprudence
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