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secret > 14 senses
ADJECTIVE1secretNot open or public
2secret, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet, surreptitious, undercover, undergroundConducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
3secret, unavowedNot openly made known
4secretCommunicated covertly
5secret, privateNot expressed
6secret, hiddenDesigned to elude detection
7secret, privy, secludedHidden from general view or use
8secret, closet, confidential(of information) given in confidence or in secret
9secret, closetIndulging only covertly
10secret, mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphicHaving an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence
11secretThe next to highest level of official classification for documents
NOUN1secretSomething that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
2secret, arcanumInformation known only to a special group
3secret, mystery, enigma, closed bookSomething that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
secret > pronunciation
Soundssiy'kraht; siy'kriht
Rhymesabbot, abut, accredit, and 364 more rhymes in aht at the HyperDic website...
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secret > adjective 1
MeaningNot open or public. Kept private or not revealed.
Examples"a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
Similar toconcealed
secret > adjective 2
MeaningConducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods.
Examples"secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"
Synonymsclandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet, surreptitious, undercover, underground
Similar tocovert
secret > adjective 3
MeaningNot openly made known.
Examples"a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
Synonymsunavowed
Similar tounacknowledged
secret > adjective 4
MeaningCommunicated covertly.
Examples"their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"
Similar tocovert
secret > adjective 5
MeaningNot expressed.
Examples"secret (or private) thoughts"
Synonymsprivate
Similar toinward
Adverbssecretly
secret > adjective 6
MeaningDesigned to elude detection.
Examples"a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"
Synonymshidden
Similar toconcealed
secret > adjective 7
MeaningHidden from general view or use.
Examples"a secret garden"
Synonymsprivy, secluded
Similar toprivate
secret > adjective 8
Meaning(of information) given in confidence or in secret.
Examples"their secret communications"
Synonymscloset, confidential
Similar toprivate
secret > adjective 9
MeaningIndulging only covertly.
Synonymscloset
Similar tocovert
secret > adjective 10
MeaningHaving an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence. Beyond ordinary understanding.
Examples"the secret learning of the ancients"
Synonymsmysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic
Similar toesoteric
secret > adjective 11
MeaningThe next to highest level of official classification for documents.
Similar toclassified
secret > noun 1, communication
MeaningSomething that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on).
Examples"the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"
Narrowerconfidence; open secret; trade secret
Broaderinformation, info
secret > noun 2, communication
MeaningInformation known only to a special group.
Examples"the secret of Cajun cooking"
Synonymsarcanum
Narroweresoterica; cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah; password, watchword, word, parole, countersign
Broaderinformation, info
secret > noun 3, cognition
MeaningSomething that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.
Examples"it remains one of nature's secrets"
Synonymsmystery, enigma, closed book
Broaderperplexity

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