secretive

adjective
UK: /ˈsiːkrətɪv/
US: /ˈsiːkrətɪv/

  1. Unwilling to give information about something; good at keeping things private.

    1. She is being very secretive about her new job.
    2. Mark was incredibly secretive about his past, which made it difficult to trust him completely.

Synonyms

reticent uncommunicative private guarded

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "secretive" is /ˈsiːkrətɪv/ in British English and /ˈsiːkrətɪv/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "secretive": reticent, uncommunicative, private, guarded.

Example usage of "secretive": "She is being very secretive about her new job.". More examples on the page.