Hush-hush (Adjective)
Meaning
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The government did not acknowledge the hush-hush operations conducted by the special task force, but rumors spread like wildfire.
- Rumors of a hush-hush meeting between the world leaders sent shockwaves through the international community, forcing the parties involved to issue a denial.
- She had landed a hush-hush job with a top-secret government agency, and her friends and family were completely unaware of it.
- The company was involved in some hush-hush deals with their competitors, which raised suspicions of anti-competitive practices among the regulators.
- A hush-hush affair between the two high-profile celebrities had been ongoing for months before the news finally broke out in the media.