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secretive
se·cre·tive S0207000 (sē′krĭ-tĭv, sĭ-krē′tĭv)adj.1. a. Having a tendency to keep one's thoughts or activities unknown to others: a secretive neighbor; secretive spy agencies.b. Characterized by or done in secrecy: a secretive meeting; a secretive act.2. Suggestive of the keeping of secrets: a secretive look; a secretive whisper.3. Tending to remain concealed. Used of animals.
se′cre·tive·ly adv.se′cre·tive·ness n.secretive (ˈsiːkrɪtɪv) adjinclined to secrecy; reticent ˈsecretively adv ˈsecretiveness nse•cre•tive (ˈsi krɪ tɪv, sɪˈkri-)
adj. having or showing a disposition to secrecy. se′cre•tive•ly, adv. se′cre•tive•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | secretive - inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"closelipped, closemouthed, tightlipped, closeincommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions |
secretiveadjective reticent, reserved, withdrawn, close, deep, enigmatic, cryptic, cagey (informal), uncommunicative, unforthcoming, tight-lipped, playing your cards close to your chest, clamlike He was very secretive about his plans.
open, frank, forthcoming, candid, expansive, communicative, unreservedsecretiveadjectiveTrickily secret:furtive, sly, sneaking, sneaky, surreptitious.Translationssecret (ˈsiːkrit) adjective hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people. a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody. 秘密的 秘密的 noun1. something which is, or must be kept, secret. The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets. 秘密 秘密2. a hidden explanation. I wish I knew the secret of her success. 秘訣 秘诀ˈsecrecy noun the state of being or the act of keeping secret. 秘密狀態，保密 秘密，保密 ˈsecretive (-tiv) adjective inclined to conceal one's activities, thoughts etc. secretive behaviour. 遮遮掩掩的 遮遮掩掩的，偷偷摸摸的 ˈsecretively adverb 遮遮掩掩地 遮遮掩掩地ˈsecretiveness noun 遮掩 遮掩ˈsecretly adverb in such a way that others do not know, see etc. He secretly copied the numbers down in his notebook. 秘密地 秘密地secret agent a spy. 特務 特务secret police a police force whose activities are kept secret and which is concerned mostly with political crimes. 秘密警察 秘密警察in secret secretly. This must all be done in secret. 暗地裡 暗地里keep a secret not to tell (something secret) to anyone else. You can't trust her to keep a secret. 保密 保密EncyclopediaSeesecretMedicalSeesecretoryLegalSeeSecretsecretive
Synonyms for secretiveadj reticentSynonyms- reticent
- reserved
- withdrawn
- close
- deep
- enigmatic
- cryptic
- cagey
- uncommunicative
- unforthcoming
- tight-lipped
- playing your cards close to your chest
- clamlike
Antonyms- open
- frank
- forthcoming
- candid
- expansive
- communicative
- unreserved
Synonyms for secretiveadj trickily secretSynonyms- furtive
- sly
- sneaking
- sneaky
- surreptitious
Synonyms for secretiveadj inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging informationSynonyms- closelipped
- closemouthed
- tightlipped
- close
Related Words- incommunicative
- uncommunicative
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