Definition for Secretive:

• Tending to or causing secretion: given to secrecy or to keeping secrets.

Synonyms for Secretive:

• adj.

  •cautious (adjective)
  • discreet.
  •close (adjective)
  • closelipped,
  • unforthcoming,
  • close-lipped.
  •inconspicuous (adjective)
  • Unconspicuous.

• n.

  •secretive (noun)
  • incommunicative,
  • closemouthed,
  • tightlipped.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • inwardly,
  • covert,
  • surreptitious,
  • backstairs,
  • undercover,
  • closed-door,
  • clandestine,
  • surreptitiously,
  • close-mouthed,
  • stealthy,
  • conspiratorial,
  • shadowy,
  • confidential,
  • hush-hush,
  • classified,
  • confidentially.
  •
  • privately,
  • unidentified.
  •
  • closet,
  • furtive.
  •
  • closed,
  • inside.
  •
  • intimate.
  •Other relevant words:
  • in private,
  • taciturn,
  • furtively,
  • slick,
  • confined,
  • penny-pinching,
  • stealthily,
  • restrain,
  • lachrymose,
  • lubricious,
  • feline,
  • crafty,
  • concealed,
  • clandestinely,
  • mute,
  • Lacteous,
  • designing,
  • spermatic,
  • thievish,
  • Unconversable,
  • crowded,
  • watery,
  • careful,
  • silent,
  • shifty,
  • invalided,
  • near,
  • secluded,
  • evasive,
  • slippery,
  • skulking,
  • smoothly,
  • on the qt,
  • quietly,
  • short,
  • Plotting,
  • secretly,
  • wily,
  • warily,
  • Double dealing,
  • lacteal,
  • insincere,
  • elusive,
  • lactational,
  • devious,
  • in the background,
  • unpublished,
  • contain,
  • Subreptitious,
  • cunning,
  • mum,
  • cagily,
  • enigmatic,
  • Salivant,
  • carefully,
  • cautious,
  • lachrymal,
  • dishonest,
  • cheeseparing,
  • sly,
  • lacrimatory,
  • reticent,
  • foxy,
  • Inobtrusive,
  • serous,
  • faithful,
  • Shrouded,
  • huggermugger,
  • noncommittal,
  • vulpine,
  • in the dark,
  • in chambers,
  • tranquilly,
  • softly,
  • guardedly,
  • misleading,
  • unaired,
  • deceitful,
  • concise,
  • unpublishable,
  • Secretory,
  • nigh,
  • parsimonious,
  • zipped,
  • meaningless,
  • unnoticeable,
  • prudently,
  • reticently,
  • snug,
  • veiled,
  • confining,
  • mutely,
  • watering,
  • calmly,
  • cautiously,
  • enigmatically,
  • Salivous,
  • stuffy,
  • scheming,
  • sialagogic,
  • privily,
  • seminal,
  • compact,
  • salivary,
  • deceptive,
  • secretively,
  • covertly,
  • tight-lipped,
  • cagy,
  • in privacy,
  • Stealthful,
  • oppressive,
  • hushed,
  • under cover,
  • Rheumy,
  • airless,
  • tight,
  • close quarters,
  • dark,
  • shadowily,
  • excretory,
  • hugger mugger,
  • withdrawn,
  • treacherous,
  • insidious,
  • hidden,
  • peacefully,
  • silently,
  • larcenous,
  • smooth,
  • underhanded.

Paraphrases for Secretive:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    secret.
  • Proper noun, singular
    secret, secrets.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    unobtrusive, reserved, non-intrusive, inconspicuous, low-key, undercover, elusive, hidden, sealed, obscure, restricted, top-secret, subtle, low-profile, closed, closed-door, conspicuous, private, underground.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    mysterious, covert, reticent, stealthy, opaque, quiet, non-transparent.

Antonyms for Secretive:

• adj.

  • uncommunicative
    communicative, forthright.
  • Other antonyms:
    tactless, honest, outspoken, open, candid, blunt, communicatory, frank, out front.

Homophones for Secretive:

• screwtop, short wave, saratov, sort of.