Entry Word: secrecy

Function: noun

Meaning: the practice or habit of keeping secrets or keeping one's affairs secret <in picking helpers for a surprise party, you'd very much want to choose people known for their secrecy>

Synonyms closeness, secretiveness

Related Words discreetness, discretion, prudence; circumspection, wariness; reserve, reticence, silence, taciturnity; furtiveness, shiftiness, slyness, sneakiness, underhandedness; concealment, stealth, subterfuge

Near Antonyms candor, frankness, honesty, openness; imprudence, indiscretion