Secrecy and Transparency

Secrecy

Secrecy noun - The practice or habit of keeping secrets or keeping one's affairs secret.

Transparency is an antonym for secrecy.

Nearby Words: secret, secretive, secretly, secretion

Transparency

Transparency noun - The quality of being clear and transparent.
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Synonyms for Transparency

Secrecy is an antonym for transparency.

Nearby Words: transparent, transparently

How words are described

actual actual secrecy actual transparency
strict strict secrecy strict transparency
greater greater secrecy greater transparency
corporate corporate secrecy corporate transparency

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Alphas He responds that secrecy is not the answer, making a plea for transparency and unity between Alphas and normal people.
  • Series / The Blacklist Let Me Get This Straight: In "The Major", Liz gets called before a transparency-advocate judge in chambers to explain what the hell the task force does that requires so much secrecy - especially as it got a harbormaster killed.
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