Secretive is an English word with synonyms like close or closemouthed. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Secretive meaning
Having an inclination to secrecy.
Synonyms of Secretive
Using Secretive
- The main meaning on this page is: Having an inclination to secrecy.
- Useful related words include: close, closelipped, closemouthed, tightlipped.
- In the example corpus, secretive often appears in combinations such as: the secretive, and secretive, secretive and.
Context around Secretive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Secretive
- In this selection, "secretive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, appalling, operating, incredibly, nature, crime and police stand out and add context to how "secretive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all that secretive and dismissed and an incredibly secretive organization its. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "secretive" sits close to words such as alicia, allotted and apocalyptic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with secretive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Appear both smart and secretive at the same time. (9 words)
But why is his office so secretive about Stoops? (9 words)
An incredibly secretive organization, its true ownership and funding sources remain unclear. (12 words)
In any event, if partners want to ensure that less secretive information leaks out, they should tell partners that they should not discuss such matters with even trusted associates to ensure the information does not leak. (36 words)
Daughter Sue Bird and son Jonathan Hood said Peggy’s tendency to collect things and her somewhat secretive nature meant that sorting her house after she died proved to be a real treasure hunt. (34 words)
From New Dawn 161 (Mar-Apr 2017) A recent issue of New Dawn delved into the secretive world of the Aboriginal shaman or “clever man” as he was known to his people. (32 words)
But why is his office so secretive about Stoops? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
Achieving justice for those who fall victim to this appalling, secretive crime is paramount.
Although China is suspected to be operating secretive police outposts in countries around the globe, Justice Department officials said these arrests were the first of their kind anywhere in the world.
And St. Louis wasn`t alone in being subjected to secretive Cold War-era testing.
An incredibly secretive organization, its true ownership and funding sources remain unclear.
Appear both smart and secretive at the same time.
Arms exports are a secretive business, which is why the government rarely has to justify them.
Both are riddled with secretive criminals who deal ruthlessly with whistle-blowers.
But why is his office so secretive about Stoops?
Danilov accuses Macron of launching secretive plans to bring China into peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Daughter Sue Bird and son Jonathan Hood said Peggy’s tendency to collect things and her somewhat secretive nature meant that sorting her house after she died proved to be a real treasure hunt.
Dua Lipa dropped her new single on Thursday, celebrating the launch with a secretive fan event in London.
Edgin explains that he's actually come from the Harpers, one of the most secretive peace-keeping factions in the Forgotten Realms.
From New Dawn 161 (Mar-Apr 2017) A recent issue of New Dawn delved into the secretive world of the Aboriginal shaman or “clever man” as he was known to his people.
He is immensely secretive/mysterious and is massively resentful towards Ross, and even other members of the gang that are not Rachel, as well as being hugely jealous.
He objects, that is, to important objects, or places or people being dragged into things in a secretive and underhanded manner.
He said that Area 51 was not all that secretive and dismissed the idea of "crazy-alien" weapons there.
He's cunning, powerful, ruthless, and disturbingly secretive, all traits of an incredible antagonist.
I knew nothing about money — and now I was in charge of my father’s complicated and secretive finances.
In any event, if partners want to ensure that less secretive information leaks out, they should tell partners that they should not discuss such matters with even trusted associates to ensure the information does not leak.
In fact, there is always a chance other influential groups were omitted from this list because their secretive nature has kept them out of the public eye.
Common combinations with secretive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the secretive 36×
- and secretive 21×
- secretive and 18×
- secretive about 11×
- secretive nature 9×
- so secretive 8×
- very secretive 6×
- as secretive 6×
- to secretive 5×
- most secretive 5×