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hush-hush
hush-hush H0333600 (hŭsh′hŭsh′)adj. Informal Secret; confidential.hush-hush adj informal (esp of official work, documents, etc) secret; confidential hush′-hush′
adj. highly secret or confidential. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  hush-hush - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, undercover, underground, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, secret, surreptitiouscovert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" |
hush-hushadjective (Informal) secret, confidential, classified, top-secret, restricted, under wraps Though these meetings were hush-hush there were sometimes leaks.hush-hushadjective1. Informal. Known about by very few:auricular, confidential, inside, private, secret.2. Informal. Existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality:clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, covert, huggermugger, secret, sub rosa, undercover.Idiom: under wraps.Translationshush-hush
hush-hushIn a state of secrecy or minimal public knowledge; known only by a select few people. I need to tell you some important news, but it has to be hush-hush for a while. Apparently it's hush-hush, but I just found out John and Tracey are getting married soon!hush-hush (ˈhəʃˈhəʃ)1. mod. secret; undercover. The matter is so hush-hush I can’t talk about it over the phone. 2. mod. secretly. They did it so hush-hush that no one knew for a long time. hush-hush
Synonyms for hush-hushadj secretSynonyms- secret
- confidential
- classified
- top-secret
- restricted
- under wraps
Synonyms for hush-hushadj known about by very fewSynonyms- auricular
- confidential
- inside
- private
- secret
adj existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentialitySynonyms- clandestine
- cloak-and-dagger
- covert
- huggermugger
- secret
- sub rosa
- undercover
Synonyms for hush-hushadj conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methodsSynonyms- clandestine
- cloak-and-dagger
- undercover
- underground
- hole-and-corner
- hugger-mugger
- secret
- surreptitious
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