secret
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/
adjective
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(
)
Not open or public; kept private or not revealed
(
secret
)
not open or public; kept private or not revealed
A secret formula
a secret formula
Secret ingredients
secret ingredients
Secret talks
secret talks
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()
Not openly made known
(
unavowed
, secret
)
not openly made known
A secret marriage
a secret marriage
A secret bride
a secret bride
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()
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
(
cloak-and-dagger
, hole-and-corner
, hugger-mugger
, clandestine
, hush-hush
, secret
, surreptitious
, undercover
, underground
)
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Clandestine intelligence operations
clandestine intelligence operations
Cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
Hole-and-corner intrigue
hole-and-corner intrigue
Secret missions
secret missions
A secret agent
a secret agent
Secret sales of arms
secret sales of arms
Surreptitious mobilization of troops
surreptitious mobilization of troops
An undercover investigation
an undercover investigation
Underground resistance
underground resistance
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()
Not expressed
(
private
, secret
)
not expressed
Secret (or private) thoughts
secret (or private) thoughts
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()
Communicated covertly
(
secret
)
communicated covertly
Their secret signal was a wink
their secret signal was a wink
Secret messages
secret messages
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The next to highest level of official classification for documents
(
secret
)
the next to highest level of official classification for documents
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Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
(
mystical
, occult
, orphic
, mysterious
, mystic
, secret
)
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
Mysterious symbols
mysterious symbols
The mystical style of Blake
the mystical style of Blake
Occult lore
occult lore
The secret learning of the ancients
the secret learning of the ancients
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Indulging only covertly
(
secret
)
indulging only covertly
A secret alcoholic
a secret alcoholic
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(of information) given in confidence or in secret
(
confidential
, secret
)
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
This arrangement must be kept confidential
this arrangement must be kept confidential
Their secret communications
their secret communications
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Hidden from general view or use
(
privy
, secret
, secluded
)
hidden from general view or use
A privy place to rest and think
a privy place to rest and think
A secluded romantic spot
a secluded romantic spot
A secret garden
a secret garden
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Designed to elude detection
(
hidden
, secret
)
designed to elude detection
A hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole
a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole
A secret passage
a secret passage
The secret compartment in the desk
the secret compartment in the desk
noun
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()
Something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
(
secret
)
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
The combination to the safe was a secret
the combination to the safe was a secret
He tried to keep his drinking a secret
he tried to keep his drinking a secret
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Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
(
closed book
, secret
, enigma
, mystery
)
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
How it got out is a mystery
how it got out is a mystery
It remains one of nature's secrets
it remains one of nature's secrets
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Information known only to a special group
(
arcanum
, secret
)
information known only to a special group
The secret of Cajun cooking
the secret of Cajun cooking
