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Secret
see synonyms of secretNoun
1. secret
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
Example Sentences:'the combination to the safe was a secret''he tried to keep his drinking a secret'
2. arcanum, secret
information known only to a special group
Example Sentences:'the secret of Cajun cooking'
3. closed book, enigma, mystery, secret
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
Example Sentences:'how it got out is a mystery''it remains one of nature's secrets'
Adjective
4. secret
not open or public; kept private or not revealed
Example Sentences:'a secret formula''secret ingredients''secret talks'
5. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Example Sentences:'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'
7. secret
communicated covertly
Example Sentences:'their secret signal was a wink''secret messages'
9. hidden, secret
designed to elude detection
Example Sentences:'a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole''a secret passage''the secret compartment in the desk'
hidden from general view or use
Example Sentences:'a privy place to rest and think''a secluded romantic spot''a secret garden'
11. confidential, secret
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
Example Sentences:'this arrangement must be kept confidential''their secret communications'
12. secret
indulging only covertly
Example Sentences:'a secret alcoholic'
13. mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic, secret
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
Example Sentences:'mysterious symbols''the mystical style of Blake''occult lore''the secret learning of the ancients'
14. secret
the next to highest level of official classification for documents
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Secret
see synonyms of secretCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Secret
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Secret
see synonyms of secretThe American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.