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secretiveness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of secretiveness

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
Synonyms of secretiveness

closeness, secrecy
Words Related to secretiveness

confidentiality, privacy

discreetness, discretion, prudence

circumspection, wariness

reserve, reticence, silence, taciturnity

furtiveness, shiftiness, slyness, sneakiness, underhandedness

concealment, covertness, stealth, subterfuge
Near Antonyms of secretiveness

candor, frankness, honesty, openness

imprudence, indiscretion

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