6
stealthy(adjective, mean, dishonest, cunning, clandestine)
6
cryptic(adjective, obscure, strange, mysterious, secret)
6
tightlipped(adjective, quiet)
5
closelipped
5
elusive(adjective, mean, smooth, sly, sneaky)
5
hidden(adjective, quiet, obscure, plain, strange)
5
quiet(adjective, close, soft, gentle, low)
4
dark(adjective, close, strange, reticent, clandestine)
4
discreet(adjective, close, quiet, soft, low)
4
incommunicative(adjective, quiet, tightlipped)
4
mute(adjective, close, quiet, soft, low)
4
undercover(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, mysterious)
4
unsociable(adjective, quiet, shy, unfriendly, reserved)
3
buttoned up(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, close)
3
backstairs(adjective, mysterious, private, restricted, reticent)
3
cagy(adjective, secret, sneaky, stealthy)
3
confidential(adjective, restricted, clandestine, underground, discreet)
3
devious(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, sly)
3
dishonest(adjective, secret, sneaky, stealthy)
3
enigmatic(adjective, strange, mysterious, private, reticent)
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