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hush-hush
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Quick answer
As an adjective, hush-hush means conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods.
Meanings of hush-hush
1 meaningadjective
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
“clandestine intelligence operations”
“cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines”
“hole-and-corner intrigue”
Similar: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, secret, surreptitious
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for hush-hush →adjective: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods