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List of meaning for secret

something that is not to be known or seen by others

secret(noun)

something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

"the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"

secret, arcanum(noun)

information known only to a special group

"the secret of Cajun cooking"

mystery, enigma, secret, closed book(adj)

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

"how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"

secret(adj)

not open or public; kept private or not revealed

"a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"

clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground(adj)

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

"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"

unavowed, secret(adj)

not openly made known

"a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"

secret(adj)

communicated covertly

"their secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"

secret, private(adj)

not expressed

"secret (or private) thoughts"

hidden, secret(adj)

designed to elude detection

"a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"

privy, secluded, secret(adj)

hidden from general view or use

"a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"

confidential, secret(adj)

(of information) given in confidence or in secret

"this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"

secret(adj)

indulging only covertly

"a secret alcoholic"

mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic(adj)

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

"mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"

secret(adj)

the next to highest level of official classification for documents

undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others

a secret operation to rescue captive soldiers behind enemy lines

working on missions in which one's objectives, activities, or true identity are not publicly revealed

secret agents whose wartime exploits were known only by top government officials

screened or sequestered from view

a secret cave that is screened by trees

not known or meant to be known by the general populace

proprietary information that the company does its best to keep secret

information shared only with another or with a select few

you didn't really expect him to keep a secret from his wife, did you?

something hard to understand or explain

the secrets of the Egyptian pyramids include the construction methods used to lift the huge blocks of stone in place

something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal

the secret to advancement in this company is hard work and dedication

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