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1. (noun) secret
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"

2. (noun) secretarcanum
information known only to a special group
"the secret of Cajun cooking"

3. (noun) mysteryenigmasecretclosed book
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
"how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"

4. (adj) secret
not open or public; kept private or not revealed
"a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"

5. (adj) clandestinecloak-and-daggerhole-and-corner(a)hugger-muggerhush-hushsecretsurreptitiousundercoverunderground
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"

6. (adj) unavowedsecret
not openly made known
"a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"

7. (adj) secret
communicated covertly
"their secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"

8. (adj) secretprivate
not expressed
"secret (or private) thoughts"

9. (adj) hiddensecret
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"

10. (adj) privysecludedsecret
hidden from general view or use
"a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"

11. (adj) confidentialsecret
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
"this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"

12. (adj) secret
indulging only covertly
"a secret alcoholic"

13. (adj) mysteriousmysticmysticaloccultsecretorphic
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"

14. (adj) secret
the next to highest level of official classification for documents



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