Antonyms for secretive


Grammar : Adj
Spell : see-kri-tiv, si-kree-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsi krɪ tɪv, sɪˈkri-


Definition of secretive

Origin :
  • "inclined to secrecy," 1815 (implied in secretiveness); see secret (n.) + -ive. The word also was in Middle English with a sense "secret, hidden" (mid-15c.). Related: Secretively.
  • adj uncommunicative
Example sentences :
  • He was not a reserved man, but a secretive, which is quite a different thing.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • It was, he supposed, a woman's way to be secretive in such matters, and he must not blame her.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The soul of hospitality leaped from his face, stern and secretive though it was.
  • Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
  • His opponent, still with his secretive smile, took up the caster.
  • Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman
  • "I think I inherited most of his secretive qualities," Shirley continued.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • She has a taste for mystery and intrigue, but she is not secretive, she has too much vanity.
  • Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • He is, I understand, of a very retiring and secretive disposition.
  • Extract from : « The Prophet of Berkeley Square » by Robert Hichens
  • Evidently the passenger was of an economical as well as of a secretive disposition.
  • Extract from : « Simon » by J. Storer Clouston
  • He could not help but wonder what the business was, and why Dave was so secretive about it.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter and His Rivals » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • You're a secretive animal, Dickie, and you consume your own smoke, don't you?
  • Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling

Synonyms for secretive

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