Secretive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having or marked by an inclination to secrecy; not open, forthright, or frank. See Synonyms at silent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having an inclination to secrecy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Tending to secrete or keep secret; given to secrecy or concealment; reticent or reserved concerning one's own or another's affairs.
  • Causing or promoting secretion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
  • Equivalent
    Cross Reference
    reticent   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    private    sly    furtive    covert   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    reticent    suspicious    sly    furtive    uncommunicative    wary    devious    sneaky    reclusive    hesitant