hush-hush
Not for sharing
Hush-hush means highly secret or confidential, often with a suggestion of intrigue: The project was all very hush-hush.
The reduplication of hush adds playful emphasis, making the secrecy sound either important or slightly melodramatic.
Common in informal speech: They kept the engagement hush-hush until the holidays.
secrecy
Meant to stay secret
- secretConcealed information
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
off-the-record · classified · top-secret · restricted · undisclosed · concealed · hidden · whispered
confidential
Meant to stay secret
clandestine · off-the-record · classified · top-secret · restricted · undisclosed · concealed · hidden · whispered · unannounced
- Reduplicativesbye-bye, mama, papa, haha, yo-yo
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- confidentialconfidential, secret, private, classified, undisclosed
- Privateprivate, confidential, secret, personal, hidden
- discretiondiscreet, discretion, subtle, understated, unobtrusive
- covert activitiesspying, sneaking, eavesdropping, snooping, hiding
public awareness
hush-hushwell-known
Familiar to many
common knowledge · public knowledge · notorious · famous · widespread