Synonyms & related words for secrecy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of secrecy — including secretiveness, privacy, confidentiality, covertness, concealment, silence. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to secrecy

Explore words related to secrecy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include privateness, supersecret, secret, secretive, privity, unavowed, confidential, nondisclosure. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for secrecy

Common synonyms for secrecy include secretiveness, privacy, confidentiality, covertness, concealment, silence, uncommunicativeness, furtiveness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does secrecy come from?

The word secrecy breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cre-, from Latin cerno (“separate, sift”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.