hush-hush

adjective

ˈhəsh-ˌhəsh 

: secret, confidential

Synonyms of hush-hush

• confidential
• secret
• private

Examples of hush-hush in a Sentence

the reporter suspected there was a hush-hush reason why the company agreed to the deal

top-echelon diplomats met in a hush-hush conference in a last-ditch effort to head off an international crisis

Recent Examples on the Web

Along with the holiday sale, the brand’s hush-hush outlet with open-box finds is also packed with deals on furniture, bedding, and décor. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston had been together for five years and engaged for three of them before the pair tied the knot in a hush-hush ceremony in 2015. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026

And now, Swift’s fans are set to descend on the city, accompanied by hordes of media who until recently had little to no concrete information about the hush-hush affair. — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

Jean’s Beach at the Old Stove Pub The hush-hush purchase of the Old Stove Pub by Max Chodorow had everyone chattering for months. — Nancy Kane, Curbed, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hush-hush

• airbrush
• hairbrush
• inrush
• onrush
• paintbrush
• sagebrush
• blush
• brush
• crush
• flush
• gush
• hush