secret
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2.0
- adjective
- /ˈsiːkrɪt/
:
secreto
- He always had a secret stash of candy hidden in his desk.
- kept secret
- secret place
- secret ballot
Can you say I'll be in New York for a secret meet up?
- Can you say I'll be in New York for a secret meet up?
- Jay lived in this house, had wild parties there, had secret doors, was into S&M;, had drugs.
- And yet I have people make secret little notes to write in a piece of paper.
- You and the Five is in the PSIA, in Japan, in the outfits around the world, too secret to have their names known to us.
- We all have secret lives and they're all about compensating for our wounds.
- This is the secret Trisha's collection coming very soon.
Examples
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A secret passage?
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Maybe you and I can keep something secret in here, like this kiss.
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Major, you gave away our secret plan.
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This is my secret hiding spot.
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Now we're heading to the secret place the Parker is talking about.
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Is it possible there is a secret war being waged over the Internet?
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Israel and Jordan have held secret "picnic table" talks on managing the Jordan River.
Academic text (2008) -
They're necessary when a president has to undertake an operation where it has to remain secret or the entire operation will get blown.
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Walter was trying to get Juanita to reveal the secret location of the honeymoon.
Fiction book (1990) -
The club keeps its members' identities secret to protect their privacy.
Synonyms
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2.2
Not shared with others about a person's life or feelings
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6.3
Working secretly to get information about people and groups
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5.3
Not shared with others because it should be secret
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5.7
Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities
125
1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
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6.8
Done secretly to avoid being seen or known
40
8.2
Kept secret because it is illegal or not allowed
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5.8
Kept secret and not told to other people
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5.1
A place not seen or visited by many people
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9.0
Hidden from view and not easy to see
28
6.0
Most people do not know about it
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7.5
People keep it secret from most others to avoid being noticed
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8.5
Done secretly because people would disapprove
5
3.7
Hidden so people cannot see it
5
8.9
Being secret and mysterious like spy stories
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7.4
Very private and known by only a few people
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7.5
People in power keep it secret to hide a problem
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7.2
Kept secret from the public, often about meetings or plans
Not told to others until a set time or event
Not openly admitted
Kept secret and not told to other people
A secret way of doing things to hide small dishonest acts
Done in a secret way to hide plans
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A helpful idea or tool kept secret to use when needed
Compounds
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3.4
A United States government group that protects the president and vice president and investigates fake money
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6.6
A group that works for the government in secret to watch and punish people who oppose it
- Specialized
15
3.9
Secret method or recipe a business keeps to stay ahead of other companies
- Formal
2
3.7
A government group that protects the US president, vice president, their families, visiting leaders, and stops people making fake money
- Specialized
1
8.2
A way of writing that uses codes so only certain people can read it
1
3.4
A United States government agency that protects the president, other top officials, and investigates money crimes
- Specialized
1
8.0
A short message exchange that proves identity and creates keys for secure communication
1
3.9
A British government group that gathers secret information overseas and protects Britain from foreign spies
An armed group that attacked to force Turkey to admit the Armenian Genocide, pay money, and give land to Armenia
How Secret
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word secret comes from Latin parts se- and cernere, which mean 'apart' and 'to separate', like in the word separate. So to keep something secret is to keep it 'set apart' and hidden from others.