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
Several high-profile detainees, including a human rights attorney and an opposition leader, have been freed, though exact numbers remain unclear amid government secrecy.
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Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Season 1 and 2 contestant Kate Chastain told Vanity Fair in January 2023 that the production even employed security guards to ensure utmost secrecy.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Cruz also pressed his Democratic colleagues to join a bipartisan request for the DOJ to turn over the evidentiary basis for the subpoenas, arguing transparency was necessary to assess whether the secrecy orders were justified.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
For years, Maryland’s sprawling nonprofit sector has operated behind a veil of secrecy that state leaders praise publicly but struggle to explain under scrutiny.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
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Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Season 1 and 2 contestant Kate Chastain told Vanity Fair in January 2023 that the production even employed security guards to ensure utmost secrecy.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Cruz also pressed his Democratic colleagues to join a bipartisan request for the DOJ to turn over the evidentiary basis for the subpoenas, arguing transparency was necessary to assess whether the secrecy orders were justified.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
For years, Maryland’s sprawling nonprofit sector has operated behind a veil of secrecy that state leaders praise publicly but struggle to explain under scrutiny.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secrecy
secretiveness
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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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“Secrecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secrecy. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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