keep a secret

Synonyms

keep quiet keep to oneself

Antonyms

babble leak spill blurt blab tattle
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Examples

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep. E. W. Howe

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore. Sigmund Freud

Anyone who knows how difficult it is to keep a secret among three men - particularly if they are married - knows how absurd is the idea of a worldwide secret conspiracy consciously controlling all mankind by its financial power; in real, clear analysis. Oswald Mosley

The only way to keep a secret is to say nothing. French Proverb

So long as I can keep a secret it is my prisoner. Arabic Proverb

Words in the phrase

keep a secret

Close letter words and terms

keep a register keep a rein on keep a safe distance from keep a short distance away keep a steady pace keep a still tongue in your head