2
confidential(adjective, restricted, clandestine, underground, discreet)
2
cryptic(adjective, close, mysterious, private, reticent)
2
feline(mysterious, private, reticent, taciturn, covert)
2
hush-hush(clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
2
occult(clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
2
privy
2
shifty
2
under-the-table(sensitive, unknowing, clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
1
arcane(adjective, clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
1
back-door
1
back door
1
behind-the-scenes
1
buttoned up(expression, adjective, sensitive, mysterious, private)
1
cagey(mysterious, private, reticent, taciturn, covert)
1
camouflaged(close, clandestine, underground, undisclosed, furtive)
1
clammed up(expression, mysterious, private, reticent, taciturn)
1
classified(sensitive, clandestine, underground, undisclosed, sub-rosa)
1
close(mysterious, private, reticent, inside, taciturn)
1
close-mouthed(mysterious, private, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative)
1
closet(adjective, clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
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