8
secret(adjective, show, full, hidden, clandestine)
7
clandestine(adjective, show, full, secret, sly)
7
hush-hush(adjective, show, informal, full, secret)
7
surreptitious(adjective, full, secret, clandestine, underground)
7
undercover(adjective, show, full, secret, sly)
6
hole-and-corner
6
hugger-mugger(adjective, full)
4
covert(adjective, show, full, secret, clandestine)
4
underground(adjective, obscure, unknown, hidden, clandestine)
3
intriguing(adjective, full)
3
melodramatic(adjective, behavior, extravagant, histrionic, overemotional)
2
hidden(clandestine, underground, fraudulent, undisclosed)
2
mysterious(adjective, obscure, full, unknown, clandestine)
2
sensational(behavior, theatrical, histrionic, overemotional)
2
sly(adjective, full, clandestine, underground, fraudulent)
2
sneaky(adjective, full, sly, clandestine, underground)
2
stealthy(adjective, full, clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
2
under wraps(expression, adjective, idiom, show, secret)
2
yellow
1
artful(hidden, sly, fraudulent)
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