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secrecy
Synonyms and Antonyms of secrecy
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 closeness, secretiveness Related Words confidentiality, privacy; discreetness, discretion, prudence; circumspection, wariness; reserve, reticence, silence, taciturnity; furtiveness, shiftiness, slyness, sneakiness, underhandedness; concealment, covertness, stealth, subterfuge Near Antonyms candor, frankness, honesty, openness; imprudence, indiscretion
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