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secretive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of SECRETIVE

given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge <the intelligence agency remained secretive despite the media's demands for more openness in government>

Synonyms close, closemouthed, dark, reticent, tight-mouthed, uncommunicative

Near Antonyms candid, frank, honest, out-front, up-front; blunt, outspoken, tactless

Antonyms communicative, open

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