Synonyms of secrecy

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secrecy

noun

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secretiveness
• privacy
• prudence
• confidentiality
• silence
• closeness
• reticence
• stealth
• subterfuge
• wariness
• circumspection
• concealment
• discretion
• discreetness
• taciturnity
• furtiveness
• covertness
• reserve
• underhandedness
• sneakiness
• slyness
• shiftiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• openness
• honesty
• frankness
• candor
• indiscretion
• imprudence

• openness
• honesty
• frankness
• candor
• indiscretion
• imprudence