Synonyms for secretive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : see-kri-tiv, si-kree- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsi krɪ tɪv, sɪˈkri- |
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Définition of secretive
Origin :- "inclined to secrecy," 1815 (implied in secretiveness); see secret (n.) + -ive. The word also was in Middle English with a sense "secret, hidden" (mid-15c.). Related: Secretively.
- adj uncommunicative
- He was not a reserved man, but a secretive, which is quite a different thing.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- It was, he supposed, a woman's way to be secretive in such matters, and he must not blame her.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- The soul of hospitality leaped from his face, stern and secretive though it was.
- Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
- His opponent, still with his secretive smile, took up the caster.
- Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman
- "I think I inherited most of his secretive qualities," Shirley continued.
- Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
- She has a taste for mystery and intrigue, but she is not secretive, she has too much vanity.
- Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- He is, I understand, of a very retiring and secretive disposition.
- Extract from : « The Prophet of Berkeley Square » by Robert Hichens
- Evidently the passenger was of an economical as well as of a secretive disposition.
- Extract from : « Simon » by J. Storer Clouston
- He could not help but wonder what the business was, and why Dave was so secretive about it.
- Extract from : « Dave Porter and His Rivals » by Edward Stratemeyer
- You're a secretive animal, Dickie, and you consume your own smoke, don't you?
- Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling
Antonyms for secretive
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