Secretive
adjective
A person who tends to hide their thoughts, feelings, or personal affairs from others.
He's quite secretive about his family.
Often appears as...
- extremely secretive
- somewhat secretive
adjective
Characterized by the concealment of strategic information.
The operation was carried out in a secretive manner.
Often appears as...
- secretive operation
- secretive mission
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Technical
adjective
Reluctant to reveal information about the organization.
The company is always very secretive about their future plans.
Often appears as...
- secretive company
- secretive about future plans
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Formal
adjective
A person who tends to hide their thoughts, feelings, or personal affairs from others.
He's quite secretive about his family.
Often appears as...
- extremely secretive
- somewhat secretive
adjective
Characterized by the concealment of strategic information.
The operation was carried out in a secretive manner.
Often appears as...
- secretive operation
- secretive mission
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Reluctant to reveal information about the organization.
The company is always very secretive about their future plans.
Often appears as...
- secretive company
- secretive about future plans
Usage tips
Formal
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Pro Tip 1/3Personal Matters
Used when someone is intentionally quiet about their personal life or feelings.
Despite being friends, he remained secretive about his past.
Pro Tip 2/3Trust Issues
May imply a person doesn't trust others with their information or has something to hide.
She was secretive and never shared her ideas with the team.
Pro Tip 3/3Mystery Aura
Can create an air of mystery, making others more curious about the secretive person.
His secretive nature made everyone speculate about his absence.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Matters
Used when someone is intentionally quiet about their personal life or feelings.
Despite being friends, he remained secretive about his past.
Pro Tip 2/3Trust Issues
May imply a person doesn't trust others with their information or has something to hide.
She was secretive and never shared her ideas with the team.
Pro Tip 3/3Mystery Aura
Can create an air of mystery, making others more curious about the secretive person.
His secretive nature made everyone speculate about his absence.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Matters
Used when someone is intentionally quiet about their personal life or feelings.
Despite being friends, he remained secretive about his past.
Pro Tip 2/3Trust Issues
May imply a person doesn't trust others with their information or has something to hide.
She was secretive and never shared her ideas with the team.
Pro Tip 3/3Mystery Aura
Can create an air of mystery, making others more curious about the secretive person.
His secretive nature made everyone speculate about his absence.
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Where good ideas come...
that's what often happens. You have half of an idea, somebody else has the other half, and if you're in the right environment, they turn into something larger than the sum of their parts. So in a sense, we often talk about the value of protecting intellectual property -- you know, building barricades, having secretive R and D labs, patenting everything that we have
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Filming The World's...
the world's deadliest birds and why when you're filming them you have to do it with respect categories are very secretive so we had to spend several weeks putting up camera traps to look for areas where we thought the category might pass we wanted to film a male category with his chicks and at that time they're even more secretive and even more defensive
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The Illegal and...
a lot of chameleons in a lot of different spots you have to do a lot of sleuthing there's a whole world of secretive online forums and herpers who refuse to share their chameleons locations I had big notebook of clues that I've been given and I actually found a chameleon spot because someone mentioned
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Comics that ask "what...
But one week, a couple months ago, I got a question that was actually about Google. If all digital data in the world were stored on punch cards, how big would Google's data warehouse be? Now, Google's pretty secretive about their operations, so no one really knows how much data Google has,
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How to see more and care...
This massive skull overshadows the landscape, casting both the skeleton and the mountains in a new, eerie light. The public was captivated by her unique perspective and secretive behavior. She was particularly praised for her massive flower paintings,
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Cute Owl Chick Hatches PIPE...
they'll give us a rare and incredible opportunity to learn more about the secretive birds we've already thought what a name or she's Luna we always tend to give up those names because they become part of the family
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Mesmerising Owl Moments...
come from a pair of captive barn owls as they grow they'll give us a rare and incredible opportunity to learn more about these secretive birds we've already thought of her name or she's luna
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Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
untameable elusive and known for their secretive nature this solitary species native to the uk is now britain's rarest carnival the european wildcat with some estimates stating there could
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Nail-Biting Leopard...
most secretive cat just wandering around trying to figure out what her next move is going to be i have never seen anything like this in my life if she gets any closer guys don't move a
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The Panama Papers...
The release of these papers from Panama lifts the veil on a tiny piece of the secretive offshore world. We get an insight into how clients and banks and lawyers
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Where good ideas come...
that's what often happens. You have half of an idea, somebody else has the other half, and if you're in the right environment, they turn into something larger than the sum of their parts. So in a sense, we often talk about the value of protecting intellectual property -- you know, building barricades, having secretive R and D labs, patenting everything that we have
Video examples
Filming The World's...
the world's deadliest birds and why when you're filming them you have to do it with respect categories are very secretive so we had to spend several weeks putting up camera traps to look for areas where we thought the category might pass we wanted to film a male category with his chicks and at that time they're even more secretive and even more defensive
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The Illegal and...
a lot of chameleons in a lot of different spots you have to do a lot of sleuthing there's a whole world of secretive online forums and herpers who refuse to share their chameleons locations I had big notebook of clues that I've been given and I actually found a chameleon spot because someone mentioned
Video examples
Comics that ask "what...
But one week, a couple months ago, I got a question that was actually about Google. If all digital data in the world were stored on punch cards, how big would Google's data warehouse be? Now, Google's pretty secretive about their operations, so no one really knows how much data Google has,
Video examples
How to see more and care...
This massive skull overshadows the landscape, casting both the skeleton and the mountains in a new, eerie light. The public was captivated by her unique perspective and secretive behavior. She was particularly praised for her massive flower paintings,
Video examples
Cute Owl Chick Hatches PIPE...
they'll give us a rare and incredible opportunity to learn more about the secretive birds we've already thought what a name or she's Luna we always tend to give up those names because they become part of the family
Video examples
Mesmerising Owl Moments...
come from a pair of captive barn owls as they grow they'll give us a rare and incredible opportunity to learn more about these secretive birds we've already thought of her name or she's luna
Video examples
Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
untameable elusive and known for their secretive nature this solitary species native to the uk is now britain's rarest carnival the european wildcat with some estimates stating there could
Video examples
Nail-Biting Leopard...
most secretive cat just wandering around trying to figure out what her next move is going to be i have never seen anything like this in my life if she gets any closer guys don't move a
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The Panama Papers...
The release of these papers from Panama lifts the veil on a tiny piece of the secretive offshore world. We get an insight into how clients and banks and lawyers
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Eric Greitens
American Politician
We've already seen other candidates set up these secretive super PACs where they don't take any responsibility for what they're funding... because that's how the game has always been played. I've been very proud to tell people, 'I'm stepping forward, and you can see every single one of our donors.
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Ming-Na Wen
Chinese Actress
I think on 'ER,' my other long-running show, I had some ideas about what's going on. 'Stargate Universe,' they were kind of secretive too a little bit about what they wanted to do, but I kind of liked working this way. I like the surprises, and I like knowing just enough to work on the character.
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Ron Fournier
American Journalist
Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy, and the nation's so-called leadership lacked the political courage to address our root problems: joblessness and debt.
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Ester Dean
American Musician
It's so funny because if you tweet your lyrics and then you hear it in a song next week, you're like, 'Hey I had that same idea.' I'm very secretive with my music. We have to send emails password protected. Because once that song gets out, you aren't selling that thing.
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Andrew Scott
Irish Actor
I am a private person; I think that's important if you're an actor. But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person.
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Raheem DeVaughn
American Musician
I was a pretty sheltered kid, a slow starter. I was pretty secretive with my passion for music and, I guess, my talent and what-not.
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Sebastian Lelio
Chilean Director
I didn't know how I was going to deal with 'Disobedience' because it takes place in such a specific and often secretive world.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
I've never been shy or secretive with the fact that if you walk into my life, you may be walking onto a record.
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Gwen John
Welsh Artist
To be reserved, secretive, with a passionate violence that causes suffering.
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Fran Kirby
English Athlete
I'm very secretive about my feelings, very shy.
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Eric Greitens
American Politician
We've already seen other candidates set up these secretive super PACs where they don't take any responsibility for what they're funding... because that's how the game has always been played. I've been very proud to tell people, 'I'm stepping forward, and you can see every single one of our donors.
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Ming-Na Wen
Chinese Actress
I think on 'ER,' my other long-running show, I had some ideas about what's going on. 'Stargate Universe,' they were kind of secretive too a little bit about what they wanted to do, but I kind of liked working this way. I like the surprises, and I like knowing just enough to work on the character.
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Ron Fournier
American Journalist
Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy, and the nation's so-called leadership lacked the political courage to address our root problems: joblessness and debt.
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Ester Dean
American Musician
It's so funny because if you tweet your lyrics and then you hear it in a song next week, you're like, 'Hey I had that same idea.' I'm very secretive with my music. We have to send emails password protected. Because once that song gets out, you aren't selling that thing.
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Andrew Scott
Irish Actor
I am a private person; I think that's important if you're an actor. But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person.
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Raheem DeVaughn
American Musician
I was a pretty sheltered kid, a slow starter. I was pretty secretive with my passion for music and, I guess, my talent and what-not.
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Sebastian Lelio
Chilean Director
I didn't know how I was going to deal with 'Disobedience' because it takes place in such a specific and often secretive world.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
I've never been shy or secretive with the fact that if you walk into my life, you may be walking onto a record.
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Gwen John
Welsh Artist
To be reserved, secretive, with a passionate violence that causes suffering.
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Fran Kirby
English Athlete
I'm very secretive about my feelings, very shy.
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