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Secret

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Definitions for Secret

noun
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
Examples
  1. the combination to the safe was a secret
  2. he tried to keep his drinking a secret
noun
information known only to a special group
Synonyms
Examples
  1. the secret of Cajun cooking
noun
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
Synonyms
mystery enigma closed book
Examples
  1. how it got out is a mystery
  2. it remains one of nature's secrets
adjective
not open or public
Examples
  1. kept private or not revealed
  2. a secret formula
  3. secret ingredients
  4. secret talks
adjective
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Synonyms
clandestine cloak-and-dagger hole-and-corner(a) hugger-mugger hush-hush surreptitious undercover underground
Examples
  1. clandestine intelligence operations
  2. cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
  3. hole-and-corner intrigue
  4. secret missions
  5. a secret agent
  6. secret sales of arms
  7. surreptitious mobilization of troops
  8. an undercover investigation
  9. underground resistance
adjective
not openly made known
Synonyms
Examples
  1. a secret marriage
  2. a secret bride
adjective
communicated covertly
Examples
  1. their secret signal was a wink
  2. secret messages
adjective
not expressed
Synonyms
Examples
  1. secret (or private) thoughts
adjective
designed to elude detection
Synonyms
Examples
  1. a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole
  2. a secret passage
  3. the secret compartment in the desk
adjective
hidden from general view or use
Synonyms
Examples
  1. a privy place to rest and think
  2. a secluded romantic spot
  3. a secret garden
adjective
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
Synonyms
Examples
  1. this arrangement must be kept confidential
  2. their secret communications
adjective
indulging only covertly
Examples
  1. a secret alcoholic
adjective
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence
Synonyms
Examples
  1. beyond ordinary understanding
  2. mysterious symbols
  3. the mystical style of Blake
  4. occult lore
  5. the secret learning of the ancients
adjective
the next to highest level of official classification for documents

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