SECRETIVENESS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

secretiveness

noun

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretiveness

secrecy

Noun

Leo simultaneously defends the secrecy of confession as religious freedom, despite critics calling it an abuse shield, and sidesteps a meeting with ex-Opus Dei members amid Argentine investigations.

— Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The end of the state legislative session in Albany reveals that once again secrecy and opacity were the norm as the public business was conducted out of sight from the public.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026