secret
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2.0
- adjective
- /ˈsiːkrɪt/
- He always had a secret stash of candy hidden in his desk.
- kept secret
- secret place
- secret ballot
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- 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
801
1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
654
2.2
Not shared with others about a person's life or feelings
374
6.3
Working secretly to get information about people and groups
180
5.3
Not shared with others because it should be secret
136
5.7
Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities
129
6.8
Done secretly to avoid being seen or known
95
3.7
Hidden so people cannot see it
68
4.8
Not told to others until a set time or event
40
8.2
Kept secret because it is illegal or not allowed
40
5.1
A place not seen or visited by many people
38
5.8
Kept secret and not told to other people
31
6.0
Most people do not know about it
26
7.5
People keep it secret from most others to avoid being noticed
20
9.0
Hidden from view and not easy to see
18
7.4
Very private and known by only a few people
9
8.9
Being secret and mysterious like spy stories
9
8.9
Kept secret and not told to other people
8
7.2
Kept secret from the public, often about meetings or plans
7
8.5
Done secretly because people would disapprove
1
7.5
People in power keep it secret to hide a problem
1
9.3
Not openly admitted
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
254
3.4
A United States government group that protects the president and vice president and investigates fake money
31
6.6
A group that works for the government in secret to watch and punish people who oppose it
- Specialized
20
3.9
Secret method or recipe a business keeps to stay ahead of other companies
- Formal
3
3.7
A government group that protects the US president, vice president, their families, visiting leaders, and stops people making fake money
2
3.4
A United States government agency that protects the president, other top officials, and investigates money crimes
- Specialized
1
8.2
A way of writing that uses codes so only certain people can read it
1
3.9
A British government group that gathers secret information overseas and protects Britain from foreign spies
1
5.4
A list of ingredients and steps that people keep secret to make a food unique
- Specialized
1
8.0
A short message exchange that proves identity and creates keys for secure communication
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.