SECRETIVENESS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

secretiveness

noun

Definition of secretiveness

as in secrecy

the practice or habit of keeping secrets or keeping one's affairs secret his secretiveness about his past always made some people suspicious of what he might be hiding

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Recent Examples of secretiveness McCarthy is not the first Hollywood conservative to discuss the industry’s secretiveness over Republicanism. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025

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secrecy

Noun

Long history The practice of sealing original birth certificates in California dates back in the 1930s, and the state is not alone in its secrecy around them.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Developed in complete secrecy by Lockheed’s Skunk Works for the CIA, the A-12 OXCART first flew in the early 1960s and became one of the fastest aircraft ever built, cruising at Mach 3+ above 90,000 feet.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

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