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hush-hush
adjective as in secret
adjective as in noncommittal
adjective as in off the record
adjective as in private
adjective as in privy
adjective as in secret
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adjective as in secret
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adjective as in stealthy
adjective as in subterranean
adjective as in surreptitious
adjective as in uncommunicative
adjective as in undercover
adjective as in underground
adjective as in underhand
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- clandestine
- concealed
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- deceptive
- devious
- dirty-dealing
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- double-crossing
- duplicitous
- fraudulent
- furtive
- guileful
- indirect
- insidious
- oblique
- on the Q.T.
- on the quiet
- secret
- secretive
- shady
- shifty
- slippery
- sly
- sneaking
- sneaky
- stealthy
- sub-rosa
- surreptitious
- treacherous
- tricky
- two-faced
- two-timing
- under wraps
- undercover
- unethical
- unfair
- unjust
- unscrupulous
- wily
adjective as in under wraps
adjective as in cloak-and-dagger
adjective as in huggermugger
adjective as in lubricious
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- clandestine
- concealed
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- deceptive
- devious
- dirty-dealing
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- disingenuous
- double-crossing
- duplicitous
- fraudulent
- furtive
- guileful
- indirect
- insidious
- oblique
- on the Q.T.
- on the quiet
- secret
- secretive
- shady
- shifty
- slippery
- sly
- sneaking
- sneaky
- stealthy
- surreptitious
- treacherous
- tricky
- two-faced
- two-timing
- under wraps
- undercover
- underhanded
- unethical
- unfair
- unjust
- unscrupulous
- wily
adjective as in clandestine
adjective as in sneaking
adjective as in subterrestrial
adjective as in closemouthed
adjective as in concealed
adjective as in confidential
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adjective as in covert
adjective as in furtive
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adjective as in hush-hush
adverb as in secretly
adverb as in huggermugger
adverb as in covertly
noun as in silence
noun as in top-secret
noun as in noiselessness
noun as in quietness
noun as in soundlessness
noun as in speechlessness
verb as in silence
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verb as in soft pedal
verb as in quieten
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verb as in shush
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Example Sentences
Escorting is big business on the straight side too, only more of a hush-hush operation.
She hesitated to explain any further because, she said, “TLC has kind of told us to hush-hush.”
She's willing to speak about things people might to keep on the down-low or hush-hush.
Leaving, overheard hush-hush conversation between saleswoman and manager about possible price break.
And without the levies the "Hush-Hush" party was outnumbered again and again.
“Hush—hush,” warned Berry, plunging after him; “here's old Fox,” which brought both boys up breathless in the middle of the floor.
"Hush—hush," interrupted Gay with mock solemnity and placing his finger on her lips.
This will be hush-hush for awhile, then left to dissolve of itself.
Mr. Atkins explained that naturally the affair was hush-hush.
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On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hush-hush, such as: confidential, clandestine, classified, closet, covert, and dark.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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