Hush-hush

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    secrecy; covert operation uncountable

    "I find a very definite policy of hush-hush here about what Japan is doing […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Secret, not spoken of (or spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders).

    "The spy program was very hush-hush: no-one ever spoke of it."

Adjective
  1. 1
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods wordnet

Synonyms

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abstrusearcaneblack outcensorcensoredchoke

Antonyms

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overt

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"Don’t mention that the girl is adopted; her family is very hush-hush about it."

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