SECRECY Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

secrecy

noun

ˈsē-krə-sē

Definition of secrecy

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

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Recent Examples of secrecy The scope of the consequences for young athletes nationwide is impossible to quantify, ProPublica and The Post found, because the AAU operates with a secrecy that is unusual for a nonprofit that serves children. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2026 But if a publicly-available LLM can discover a vulnerability in an open-source codebase, the value of secrecy is very diminished. — David Berreby, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026 The unsealed indictment reveals few new details in a case that has been shrouded in secrecy. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Misdirection is a tool that the Secret Service often uses, but this case is extraordinary considering the secrecy and methods deployed to spirit Trump out of Turkey. — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for secrecy

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secretiveness

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And, the school wasn’t messing around with the secretiveness of the open practice for those who either received a ticket or media members in attendance.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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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