secretive

secretive

adjective

Definition of SECRETIVE

given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge <the intelligence agency remained secretive despite the media's demands for more openness in government>

Synonyms close, closemouthed, dark, reticent, tight-mouthed, uncommunicative

Related Words quiet, reserved, silent, taciturn, tight-lipped; discreet, prudent; clandestine, covert, furtive, hugger-mugger, secret, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underhand, underhanded

Near Antonyms candid, frank, honest, out-front, up-front; blunt, outspoken, tactless

Antonyms communicative, open