secret
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈsiːkrɪt/
- When people ask, like, what's the, what's the secret to health?
- secret knowledge
- secret language
- a secret rite
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Examples
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It's, like, a secret guy language.
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I think that in there lies the secret to a successful relationship.
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I thought it might have a secret catch.
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I think music is the secret key to all my learning.
Academic text (2012) -
So this is like the secret to the creative universe.
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And that is the secret to most junk food.
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But, I'm gonna share with you the secret ingredient that makes all the difference.
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The two girls trust each other with their most secret thoughts and feelings without fear of disloyalty.
Academic text (1992) -
During their novitiate, the young men learn the secret metaphoric language mentioned earlier.
Academic text (1993) -
The magician's tricks often involve a secret formula that leaves the audience in awe.
Synonyms
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1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
491
5.1
Hard to understand or explain because it seems strange
98
7.1
Having a spiritual quality that feels beyond normal understanding
40
8.1
Hard to understand because it seems secret or mysterious
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9.8
Only a few people understand it
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8.1
Hard to understand and often seems mysterious
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9.0
Hidden from view and not easy to see
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8.9
Hard to understand because it shows no clear meaning or feeling
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7.7
Hidden and hard to understand because it is secret
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9.9
Mysterious and secret, like a code understood by only a few people
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9.9
A subject that only a few people understand because it is hard to follow
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9.3
Hard to understand, like a puzzle
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9.9
Hard to understand because it has a hidden meaning
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9.9
Mysterious and hard to understand, often about deep spiritual ideas
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
20
3.9
Secret method or recipe a business keeps to stay ahead of other companies
- Formal
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3.7
A government group that protects the US president, vice president, their families, visiting leaders, and stops people making fake money
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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
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3.9
A British government group that gathers secret information overseas and protects Britain from foreign spies
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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 Mysterious
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word secret comes from Latin se- 'apart' and a root for 'to separate', similar to separate, and it once meant knowledge kept 'apart' from ordinary people. That's why a 'secret' can mean something 'mysterious' or not easily understood.