secret
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- noun
- /ˈsiːkrɪt/
- What is it that you don't understand about needing to keep this a secret?
- unlock the secrets
- secrets of the universe
- uncover the secrets
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- We start to unravel maybe the secrets behind her life.
- This, this is the secret to my happiness.
- Now, the first body language secret is called happy feet.
- The ambiguity of language perhaps might be the secret to creativity.
Examples
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It's a fundamental choice that underlies the secret to self-control.
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She always wondered what the secret was behind his remarkable talent for music.
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I know that the secret to success is not getting it right.
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Can you keep a secret?
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This, this is the secret to my happiness.
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For me, the secret is there's not really one thing.
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A book that contains the most highly guarded secrets of the United States of America.
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And this fort has other secrets, including a tunnel system which culminates in a secret exit.
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The scientist revealed a fascinating secret about how the universe began.
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Many ancient cultures believed that the pyramids held a secret to eternal life.
Synonyms
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4.7
Something that is hard to understand or explain
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6.1
Something you do not know or cannot identify, for example a variable in math
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8.1
A person or thing that is mysterious and hard to understand
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9.9
A secret piece of knowledge known by only a few people
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9.7
Something or someone that is very mysterious and hard to understand
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7.4
Something that is hard to understand or know much about
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8.9
A thing that people cannot understand or explain
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A helpful idea or tool kept secret to use when needed
Compounds
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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
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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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A United States government agency that protects the president, other top officials, and investigates money crimes
- Specialized
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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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A list of ingredients and steps that people keep secret to make a food unique
- Specialized
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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 meaning 'to separate', similar to separate, so a secret can be something kept 'apart' from our knowledge. That's why we call an unknown fact a 'secret' when it puzzles or escapes ordinary explanation.