hush-hush

adjective

ˈhəsh-ˌhəsh

Synonyms of hush-hush next

: secret, confidential

Examples of hush-hush in a Sentence

the reporter suspected there was a hush-hush reason why the company agreed to the deal top-echelon diplomats met in a hush-hush conference in a last-ditch effort to head off an international crisis

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For many young adults, the season of joy was a clandestine opportunity to enjoy their favorite herb in a hush-hush, counterculture way. —

Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024 Their current partners are siblings, but Avery decides to keep her history with Logan hush-hush to stay in her potential future mother-in-law's (Kristin Chenoweth) good graces. —

Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024 Gameplay has been kept pretty hush-hush by Epic Games, according to the gaming website GameRant. —

Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Nov. 2024 Pentagon watchers are getting more detail about the high-stakes, hush-hush Replicator project and its growing emphasis on assembly line prowess — not just fancy blueprints. —

Colin Demarest, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hush-hush