hush hush
Extremely secret, concealed
Hush-hush means highly secret or confidential, kept under wraps.
The reduplication of hush emphasizes the need for silence: The project was all very hush-hush.
It often carries a slightly playful or knowing tone, suggesting something deliberately concealed rather than merely private: They're being hush-hush about the engagement.
- secretConcealed information
- top secretHighest classification level
- whisperedSpoke without full voice
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- need to knowRestricted information access basis
covert · clandestine · behind closed doors · quiet · keep it down · silence · classified · under wraps · undercover · muffled · discreet · private · hidden · stealthy · shh · keep mum · lips · sealed
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- Behind the Scenesbackstage, stunt double, body double, understudy, stand-in
- gossiprumor, rumors, gossip, hearsay, whisper
- silence commandsshh, shush, be quiet, quiet, quiet down
secrecy/disclosure
hush hushpublic
Available to all
open · disclosed · revealed · out in the open · transparent
publicity/visibility
hush hushpublicized
Made widely known
announced · broadcast · advertised · proclaimed · headline news