SECRECY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SECRECY?

Need another word that means the same as “secrecy”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “secrecy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Secrecy” are: secretiveness, silence, concealment, privacy, privateness, confidentiality, classified nature, furtiveness, stealth, stealthiness, covertness, cloak and dagger, mystery

Secrecy as a Noun

Definitions of "Secrecy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “secrecy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The action of keeping something secret or the state of being kept secret.
• The trait of keeping things secret.
• The condition of being concealed or hidden.

Synonyms of "Secrecy" as a noun (13 Words)

classified nature	A short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type.
cloak and dagger	Anything that covers or conceals.
concealment	The action of hiding something or preventing it from being known. The simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background.
confidentiality	The state of keeping or being kept secret or private. Visitors have to sign confidentiality agreements.
covertness	The state of being covert and hidden.
furtiveness	A disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously.
mystery	The secret rites of Greek and Roman pagan religion, or of any ancient or tribal religion, to which only initiates are admitted. How it got out is a mystery.
privacy	The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others. She returned to the privacy of her own home.
privateness	The quality or condition of being private; withdrawal from public or official life, duties, etc.; privacy, seclusion. Formerly also: †intimacy, secrecy, confidentiality (obsolete).
secretiveness	The trait of keeping things secret.
silence	The fact or state of abstaining from speech. The game was preceded by a two minute silence in his memory.
stealth	Avoiding detection by moving carefully. Privatization by stealth.
stealthiness	A disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously.

Usage Examples of "Secrecy" as a noun

• The bidding is conducted in secrecy.

Associations of "Secrecy" (30 Words)

clandestine	Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. She deserved better than these clandestine meetings.
concealed	Kept secret; hidden. A concealed weapon.
concealment	Something that acts as a hiding place; cover. The deliberate concealment of material facts.
covert	Not openly acknowledged or displayed. It is a good omen when a covert of coots have taken to any particular locality.
den	A wild mammal s hidden home a lair. The cubs denned in the late autumn.
disguised	Having changed one’s appearance in order to conceal one’s identity. Are all of your novels disguised autobiography.
espionage	The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information. The camouflage and secrecy of espionage.
furtive	Secret and sly or sordid. They spent a furtive day together.
hidden	Designed to elude detection. Concealed or hidden damage.
hide	The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal. Juliet s first instinct was to hide under the blankets.
infiltration	The spread of a tumour, cells, etc. into a tissue or organ. The army fenced parts of the border in an effort to stop militant infiltration.
invisible	Invisible exports and imports. Invisible rays.
lair	A place where a wild animal, especially a fierce or dangerous one, lives. He led the police to the criminals lair.
operative	Relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine. The transmitter is operative.
privacy	The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others. A law to restrict newspapers freedom to invade people s privacy.
reticence	The trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary. The traditional emotional reticence of the British.
secret	Given in confidence or in secret. The combination to the safe was a secret.
secretive	Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information. Secretive deals.
secretiveness	The trait of keeping things secret.
sensitization	The action or process of making photographic film sensitive to light. The aim of the activity was to develop sensitization to issues of diversity in the classroom.
sly	Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature. A sly manipulative woman.
sneak	Someone who prowls or sneaks about usually with unlawful intentions. He was branded a prying sneak for eavesdropping on intimate conversation.
stealth	Cautious and surreptitious action or movement. A stealth bomber.
stealthy	Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. Stealthy footsteps.
subterranean	Existing, occurring, or done under the earth’s surface. The subterranean world of the behind the scenes television power brokers.
surreptitious	Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. A surreptitious glance at his watch.
ulterior	Coming at a subsequent time or stage. A suggestion ulterior to the present discussion.
undercover	Involving secret work within a community or organization, especially for the purposes of police investigation or espionage. He worked undercover in Northern Ireland.
underground	A member of an underground political group or movement. Czech underground literature.
unopened	Not yet opened or unsealed. Unopened Christmas presents.