secrecy
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈsiːkrəsi/
:
secreto
- And the secrecy serves only one purpose, to protect the system.
- shrouded in secrecy
- absolute secrecy
- maintain secrecy
And Medra says the solution lies in secrecy, but so does the problem.
- And Medra says the solution lies in secrecy, but so does the problem.
- However, that secrecy will not be possible to maintain.
- So she ushered in an era of secrecy.
- And the secrecy serves only one purpose, to protect the system.
- Political companies are, are based on secrecy.
- Prior to that, I was highly upset about what happens in Southport and the secrecy around the killer.
- Why build a creeper PC in absolute secrecy?
- He worked on it in complete secrecy.
Examples
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The secrecy is regrettable, but necessary.
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Have you ever sworn to secrecy but then accidentally spilled the beans?
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However, that secrecy will not be possible to maintain.
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What's all the secrecy about?
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You are sworn to secrecy.
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So even the Cardinals have to take a vow of secrecy before we start the whole process.
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Anita does not understand her mother's need for secrecy at this point in the novel.
Academic text (1993) -
We all took a sacred oath and swore ourselves to secrecy.
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The organization's commitment to secrecy allowed them to operate without external interference.
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The spy insisted on complete secrecy regarding his mission to protect the identities of his sources.
Synonyms
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3.7
Freedom from being seen or watched by other people
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2.7
Being where other people cannot find you to stay safe
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4.0
Not speaking about something when people ask you
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5.4
Keeping information private so only some people can see it
8
5.0
Keeping something hidden or secret
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6.5
The habit of not telling people things or hiding information from them
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5.3
An act of hiding something so people do not know about it
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7.8
A state in which something is out of sight and hard to notice or understand
Being secret so other people do not know about it
The state of being secret to avoid being noticed
Habit of doing things in a hidden way
A private situation where only the involved people know the details
Being alone and not seen by other people
Antonyms
How Secret
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Secrecy comes from the same root as secret, from the Latin word secretus, which meant 'separated' or 'hidden'. So secrecy is the state of keeping something apart from others or not telling people, which means it is 'hidden'.