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Meaning of secret in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈsikrɪt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    secret

    Definitions

    1. not open or public

    Examples

    • « kept private or not revealed »
    • « a secret formula »
    • « secret ingredients »
    • « secret talks »

    Synonyms

    • concealed
  2. 2. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

    Examples

    • « clandestine intelligence operations »
    • « cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines »
    • « hole-and-corner intrigue »
    • « secret missions »
    • « a secret agent »
    • « secret sales of arms »
    • « surreptitious mobilizati »

    Synonyms

    • covert
  3. 3. not openly made known

    Examples

    • « a secret marriage »
    • « a secret bride »

    Synonyms

    • unacknowledged
  4. 4. communicated covertly

    Examples

    • « their a secret signal was a wink »
    • « secret messages »

    Synonyms

    • covert
  5. 5. not expressed

    Examples

    • « secret (or private) thoughts »

    Synonyms

    • inward
  6. 6. designed to elude detection

    Examples

    • « a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole »
    • « a secret passage »
    • « the secret compartment in the desk »

    Synonyms

    • concealed
  7. 7. hidden from general view or use

    Examples

    • « a privy place to rest and think »
    • « a secluded romantic spot »
    • « a secret garden »

    Synonyms

    • private
  8. 8. (of information) given in confidence or in secret

    Examples

    • « closet information »
    • « this arrangement must be kept confidential »
    • « their secret communications »

    Synonyms

    • private
  9. 9. indulging only covertly

    Examples

    • « a closet alcoholic »
    • « closet liberals »

    Synonyms

    • covert
  10. 10. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence

    Examples

    • « beyond ordinary understanding »
    • « mysterious symbols »
    • « the mystical style of Blake »
    • « occult lore »
    • « the secret learning of the ancients »

    Synonyms

    • esoteric
  11. 11. the next to highest level of official classification for documents

    Synonyms

    • classified
  12. Noun

    secret

    Definitions

    1. something 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 »
  13. 2. information known only to a special group

    Examples

    • « the secret of Cajun cooking »
  14. 3. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

    Examples

    • « how it got out is a mystery »
    • « it remains one of nature's secrets »

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