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Adjective
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Having an inclination to secrecy
reticent
uncommunicative
reserved
quiet
silent
withdrawn
taciturn
unforthcoming
mysterious
enigmatic
private
secret
cryptic
close
introverted
closemouthed
guarded
deep
dark
discreet
cautious
introvert
covert
clamlike
furtive
hushed
zipped
cagey
backstairs
feline
sly
undercover
coy
tight-lipped
close-mouthed
self-contained
tight-mouthed
non-communicative
on the QT
clammed up
buttoned up
in chambers
in privacy
in private
in the background
in the dark
playing your cards close to your chest
momUS
mumUK
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“The usually secretive agency is best known for its major role in creating the Internet.”
Adjective
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Sly, cautious, and secretive
furtive
secret
covert
clandestine
surreptitious
sneaky
private
undercover
stealthy
underhand
sneaking
underground
backstairs
stealth
underhanded
privy
sly
sneak
hidden
conspiratorial
black
shifty
indirect
skulking
slinking
wily
slippery
cloaked
cunning
crafty
artful
shady
masked
foxy
evasive
guileful
tricky
scheming
cautious
disguised
calculating
circumspect
creepy
elusive
insidious
hush-hush
behind-the-scenes
hugger-mugger
hole-and-corner
under wraps
under-the-table
sub-rosa
behind someone's back
under the table
cloak and dagger
hole and corner
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Adjective
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Intended to be kept secret or private
confidential
secret
private
classified
privy
intimate
restricted
inside
unrevealed
hushed
nonpublic
undisclosed
unpublished
privileged
unofficial
esoteric
closet
backdoor
personal
protected
closed
sensitive
momUS
mumUK
quiet
arcane
censored
close
dern
hush-hush
top-secret
under wraps
off the record
not for publication
behind-the-scenes
not for circulation
sub rosa
non-public
not to be disclosed
not to be made public
low-key
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Adjective
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Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge or interest
esoteric
obscure
mysterious
abstruse
arcane
cryptic
recondite
inscrutable
impenetrable
enigmatic
incomprehensible
unfathomable
puzzling
deep
secret
perplexing
complex
opaque
occult
mystic
complicated
hidden
abstract
difficult
involved
Delphic
mystical
profound
hard
rarefied
hermetic
hermetical
cabbalistic
sibylline
cabalistic
heavy
involuted
private
inner
acroamatic
magical
orphic
erudite
little known
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Adjective
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Not clearly visible or attracting attention
inconspicuous
unobtrusive
muted
discreet
unostentatious
modest
quiet
unnoticeable
unassuming
subtle
retiring
invisible
unseen
unimposing
faint
hidden
unspectacular
backstage
indistinct
insignificant
shy
concealed
inobtrusive
unnoticed
camouflaged
dim
tenuous
unemphatic
low-key
low-profile
in the background
behind the scenes
soft-pedalled
out of the limelight
out of the spotlight
out of the public eye
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