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Meaning of secret in English
Pronunciation
/ˈsikrɪt/
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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.
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.
not openly made known
Examples
« a secret marriage »
« a secret bride »
Synonyms
unacknowledged
4.
communicated covertly
Examples
« their a secret signal was a wink »
« secret messages »
Synonyms
covert
5.
not expressed
Examples
« secret (or private) thoughts »
Synonyms
inward
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.
hidden from general view or use
Examples
« a privy place to rest and think »
« a secluded romantic spot »
« a secret garden »
Synonyms
private
8.
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
Examples
« closet information »
« this arrangement must be kept confidential »
« their secret communications »
Synonyms
private
9.
indulging only covertly
Examples
« a closet alcoholic »
« closet liberals »
Synonyms
covert
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.
the next to highest level of official classification for documents
Synonyms
classified
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 »
2.
information known only to a special group
Examples
« the secret of Cajun cooking »
3.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
Examples
« how it got out is a mystery »
« it remains one of nature's secrets »