secrecynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsiː.krə.si/us/ˈsiː.krə.si/the state of being secret or of keeping something secret:
The content of her report is shrouded in secrecy (= being kept secret).
I'd love to tell you about it, but Martin's sworn me to secrecy (= made me promise not to tell anyone).
There has been strong criticism of the secrecy surrounding the negotiations.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymize
- anonymous
- backroom
- backstage
- counsel
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- entre nous
- executive privilege
- furtive
- lid
- lip
- private
- privately
- privileged
- sanctum
- secret
- skeleton
- sweep
See more results »