secretiveness
noun[U]
mainlydisapprovinguk/ˈsiː.krə.tɪv.nəs/us/ˈsiː.krə.t̬ɪv.nəs/thequalityorfactofhidingyourfeelings,thoughts,intentions, andactionsfrom otherpeople:
I don'tseethe need for all this secretiveness.
The secretiveness of theorganizationhasarousedpublicsuspicion.
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secretive
- Because of the secretiveness of thebiotechindustry,Greencouldn't be morespecific.
- Secretiveness ispartofadolescenceandchildrenoftenkeepworriesand anxieties to themselves.
- Thefactthatpeoplearespeculatingisfuelledby the secretiveness of theregime.
- The secretiveness thatsurroundsmoney- does anybodyknowwhattheirfriendsearn? - is atitsmostextremeamongcouples.
Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymization
- anonymize
- anonymous
- anonymously
- cryptography
- data protection
- dead men tell no talesidiom
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- privacy settings
- private
- privately
- privileged
- pseudonym
- undisclosed
- whitewash
- whitewashing
- wrap
- wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom