under wraps

Hidden from view

Under wraps means kept secret or concealed from public knowledge.

The image is of something covered or wrapped to hide it from view.

Plans, projects, or information kept under wraps are deliberately not revealed: The company kept the new product under wraps until the launch date.

Details of the settlement remain under wraps.

secrecy

confidential

Meant to stay secret

classifiedRestricted from disclosure
hush-hushHighly confidential matter
undisclosedNot made known

hidden · covert · clandestine · privy · sensitive · nonpublic · veiled · cloak-and-dagger · discreet · private

concealment

hidden

Kept out of sight

shroudedCovered and hidden
cloakedConcealed or covered
obscuredMade hard to perceive

disguised · masked · buried · tucked away · covered · enshrouded · screened · enveloped · camouflaged · veiled

unrevealed

unpublished

Not yet in print

unannouncedWithout prior notice
untoldNot revealed or measured
undivulgedNot made known

unspoken · unsaid · unexpressed · withheld · unreported · unconfirmed · unpublicized · undeclared · unacknowledged · pending

Categories

secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
restrainedrestrained, reserved, subdued, controlled, muted
Behind the Scenesbackstage, stunt double, body double, understudy, stand-in
expressions about containmentboxed in, bottled up, hemmed in, penned in, locked in

Opposites

secrecy/disclosure

under wrapsout in the open

Visible to everyone

disclosed · revealed · exposed · overt · transparent

announcement status

under wrapsannounced

Publicly stated or declared

publicized · released · published · broadcast · declared

publicity/visibility

under wrapspublicized

Made widely known

announced · broadcast · headline news · in the spotlight · common knowledge

Family

under, wrap, underground, wrapped, wrapping, underneath, unwrap, wrapper, undertake

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G