SECRECY Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

secrecy

noun

ˈsē-krə-sē

as in secretiveness

the practice or habit of keeping secrets or keeping one's affairs secret this administration's steadfast adherence to secrecy is beginning to cost it the trust of the voters

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Recent Examples of secrecy The West-Batula news fractured the cast due to secrecy and betrayals, and the fallout from the off-camera events has played out over an explosive three-part reunion that concluded last week. —

Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026 Her Taurus moon also occupies her 12th house, an area of the birth chart associated with spirituality, secrecy and subconscious realms. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Swift-Kelce wedding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding plans remain shrouded in secrecy. —

Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 June 2026 The lawsuit also targets what state and county officials described as the secrecy surrounding the project. —

Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for secrecy

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secretiveness

Noun

McCarthy is not the first Hollywood conservative to discuss the industry’s secretiveness over Republicanism.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025

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