Hush-hush Synonyms and Antonyms

hŭshhŭsh
Known about by very few
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. auricular
  2. confidential
  3. inside
  4. private
  5. secret
Existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. clandestine
  2. cloak-and-dagger
  3. secret
  4. undercover
  5. covert
  6. huggermugger
  7. hole-and-corner
  8. sub rosa
  9. hugger-mugger
  10. surreptitious
  11. underground
Antonyms:
  1. on-the-record
  2. public
  3. known
  4. told
  5. revealed

Words Related to Hush-hush

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. show
  2. true-even
  3. positive-x94

Hush-hush Sentence Examples

  • The whole business is hush-hush.

  • We tried to run him down but he was hush-hush with every­one at World Wide on his new job and where he was going.

  • The FBI likes to keep our work on these cases very hush-hush.

  • Of course, the news of Jennie Garth has been hush-hush by ABC, who typically does not release the names of the contestants until shortly before the new season begins.

  • For years people tended to be hush-hush about wearing shapewear, like it was a big secret or something to be ashamed of.

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