secrecy

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy.

That which is concealed; a secret.

Seclusion; privacy; retirement.

The quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret; forbearance of disclosure or discovery.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

privacy silence concealment hush discretion obscurity stealth reticence secretiveness privateness covertness clandestinity confidentiality furtiveness clandestineness
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Antonyms

definition communication resolution interpretation answer accuracy
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Hypernyms

isolation uncommunicativeness

Hyponyms

hiding bosom mum covertness confidentiality hiddenness

Related terms

secretiveness

Phrases with the word

blanket of secrecy seal of secrecy investigation secrecy preserve secrecy shroud of secrecy banking secrecy

Derivatives

secrecies

Examples

1940s In 1942, nuclear fusion research was subsumed into the Manhattan Project when the secrecy surrounding the field obscured by the science. Source: Internet

According to some of the participants, secrecy was essential because the AG shared with the forum members his decisions regarding Netanyahu’s prosecution as they were being formulated, well in advance of announcing them to the public. Source: Internet

According to Taylor Swift's record label, her new album, "Folklore" — recorded in secrecy in quarantine and released Friday with only a few hours' warning — sold more than 1.3 million copies around the world in its first day of availability. Source: Internet

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, ” if the voter failed to use the secrecy envelope. Source: Internet

After the inspiring work of the royal commission and its recommendations about stopping the culture of secrecy and protection of an institution, what must it take for the lessons about what led to such abuse to be learnt? Source: Internet

After all, Sweetman in a 2014 op-ed, “secrecy creates its own problems.: high costs and weak oversight.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

secpar secramine secre secrecy agreement secrecy jurisdiction secreness