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单词 hush-hush
释义

hush-hush

adjective

ˈhəsh-ˌhəsh How to pronounce hush-hush (audio)
: secret, confidential

Synonyms

  • behind-the-scenes
  • confidential
  • esoteric
  • hushed
  • inside
  • intimate
  • nonpublic
  • private
  • privy
  • secret
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Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hush-hush

adjective

ˈhəsh-ˌhəsh
: secret entry 1 sense 1, confidential
Their plans are hush-hush.

hush-hush

adjective

1
as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace the reporter suspected there was a hush-hush reason why the company agreed to the deal

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • confidential
  • secret
  • private
  • undisclosed
  • classified
  • esoteric
  • hidden
  • intimate
  • clandestine
  • personal
  • nonpublic
  • inside
  • privy
  • restricted
  • undercover
  • hushed
  • concealed
  • behind-the-scenes
  • conspiratorial
  • unmentioned
  • surreptitious
  • top secret
  • covert
  • unadvertised
  • unsaid
  • collusive
  • silent
  • untold
  • stealthy
  • closet
  • sneaky
  • furtive
  • unannounced
  • underground
  • closeted
  • sneak
  • suppressed
  • underhanded
  • underhand
  • silenced
  • occult
  • repressed
  • backstage
  • stifled
  • offstage
  • offscreen
  • sneaking
  • hugger-mugger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • public
  • common
  • open
  • publicized
  • general
  • disclosed
  • popular
  • broadcast
  • announced
  • advertised
  • widespread
  • vulgar
  • aired
  • prevalent
  • declared
  • divulged
  • current
  • reported
  • prevailing
  • proclaimed
  • rife
  • professed
  • heralded
  • published
  • promulgated
  • well-known
  • blazed
  • communal
  • spotlighted
  • enunciated
  • shared
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2
as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others top-echelon diplomats met in a hush-hush conference in a last-ditch effort to head off an international crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • clandestine
  • undercover
  • sneak
  • covert
  • underground
  • private
  • secret
  • sneaking
  • surreptitious
  • stealth
  • stealthy
  • sneaky
  • furtive
  • backstairs
  • undisclosed
  • confidential
  • underhanded
  • underhand
  • privy
  • hole-and-corner
  • behind-the-scenes
  • hidden
  • off-the-record
  • classified
  • hugger-mugger
  • restricted
  • closed-door
  • top secret
  • subterranean
  • off-the-books
  • concealed
  • back-channel
  • secreted
  • unadvertised
  • unexposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • public
  • open
  • overt
  • straightforward
  • avowed
  • acknowledged
  • unrestricted
  • unclassified
  • obvious
  • unconcealed
  • clear
  • aboveboard
  • undisguised
  • plain
  • evident
  • manifest
  • patent
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