HUSH-HUSH Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

hush-hush

adjective

ˈhəsh-ˌhəsh

Definition of hush-hush

as in confidential

not known or meant to be known by the general populace the reporter suspected there was a hush-hush reason why the company agreed to the deal

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as in clandestine

undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others top-echelon diplomats met in a hush-hush conference in a last-ditch effort to head off an international crisis

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Recent Examples of hush-hush 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 Residents try to keep this coastal gem hush-hush, but can't seem to keep the idyllic scenery, trendy shops, and great restaurants entirely under wraps. — Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026 Holden Seidlitz, who was in the crowd, reports on the finale of the singer’s hush-hush mini comeback tour. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 5 June 2026 Curiously, another salamander, the snakelike siren, is a hush-hush bait in a few locations in the South, especially in Florida. — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hush-hush

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Adjective

Jelly is also making a one-time, confidential lump-sum payment to Bunnie Xo, with no alimony claims made in court.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
While the exact details remain confidential, court documents obtained by the outlet show that Jelly (real name Jason DeFord) and Bunnie (Alyssa DeFord) are splitting an aircraft, cars, homes, and their intellectual properties.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026

Definition of confidential

Adjective

Attorney Cynthia Jennings, who spoke at a press conference called several days after the police were at the treasurer’s office, had condemned social media speculation about Sierra’s action and the claims of clandestine shredding of documents.

— Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
That the actual, original Antifa formed in clandestine resistance to Nazi terror during the early 1930s appears lost amid the rhetorical vagaries of political propaganda.

— Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of clandestine

Adjective

Insider tip Brilliantly, Raffles Hotel Le Royal likes to keep things playful—on my visit, a secret pop-up bar had been built somewhere on the grounds, locatable only via guests following a string of cryptic clues.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026
Unlike Norway’s not so secret weapon Erling Haaland, who whooped it up at E11EVEN downtown with the boys after their L to the Brits, Mbappe had a date.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of secret

Adjective

In May of this year, undercover detectives observed Velasquez eating dinner with two plastic forks at a restaurant, according to the affidavit.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
In August 2024, Perez, then 29, communicated with an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old girl, according to the press release.

— Niya Doyle, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of undercover

Adjective

The aircraft is operated by the private charter division of Qatar Airways, a World Cup sponsor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
In South Korea, almost eighty per cent of children regularly attend a hagwon—a private-tutoring center that supplements their schooling and prepares them for tests—which means that many kids are spending up to twelve hours a day in a classroom.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Definition of private

Adjective

These functions can be critical in various applications and scenarios, such as inspections, covert surveillance, search-and-rescue operations, disaster monitoring, and agricultural pest tracking.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Although, with words like emergency and bunker—the skeptics have made routine election work seem like a covert-ops thriller.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of covert

Adjective

The $20 million capital improvement construction project included full demolition and reconstruction of the base’s aging tarmac and new underground fire-retardant reloading bays.

— Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
Experts say the Teesta River basin, where the hydropower project is being built, lies in a seismically active region marked by young, fragile rock formations riddled with fractures and underground pockets that can trap ancient gases.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

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