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super-secret

super-secret

3 7.4
Very private and known by only a few people
  • adjective
  • /ˌsuːpərˈsiːkrɪt/
translation icon : ultrasecreto
  • I'm on a super-secret mission that only a few people know about.
  • super-secret agency
  • super-secret spy

But but people know that in Kazakhstan there were super secret facilities.

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Examples

  • Now that Caesar's major reforms were up and running, he was free to take on a brand new super secret project.

  • Nonetheless, just five minutes after that, the game passes the test as main characters Hana and Rain discuss the mundane details of their super-secret mission.

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  • I have a really, really fun super secret project I want to do.

  • OK, so bring in our super, super secret special prizes.

  • A super secret event will take place just prior to the expansion's release.

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  • Access to an exclusive super-secret bonus episode with unreleased segments of past and future interviews.

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  • Access to two exclusive super-secret bonus episodes with unreleased segments of interviews past and future.

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  • The president of the United States received a super-secret briefing from the CIA.

  • The team is working on a super-secret plan to launch a new product.

Synonyms

confidential
vssuper-secret
205 5.3

Not shared with others because it should be secret

is stronger, stressing extreme secrecy known by very few people
sensitive
vssuper-secret
  • Formal
183 8.1

Information that must be kept secret to protect national security

stresses rarity of knowledge among very few rather than official protection
underground
vssuper-secret
153 5.7

Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities

is about confidential knowledge kept to very few, not public evasion
hidden
vssuper-secret
125 1.1

A thing that is not easily seen or found

is stronger, indicating deliberate high confidentiality among only a few
covert
vssuper-secret
117 6.8

Done secretly to avoid being seen or known

is stronger in degree, stressing very few people knowing rather than concealment
top-secret
vssuper-secret
  • Formal
65 5.9

Information that only a very small number of people are allowed to know

is broader everyday language about extreme secrecy not a formal rank
clandestine
vssuper-secret
  • Formal
40 8.2

Kept secret because it is illegal or not allowed

highlights extreme secrecy among a tiny group rather than illegal purpose
undisclosed
vssuper-secret
37 5.8

Kept secret and not told to other people

is more extreme, implying only a very small number know
under wraps
vssuper-secret
  • Informal
28 6.0

Most people do not know about it

means a deeper level of secrecy restricted to very few people
hush-hush
vssuper-secret
  • Informal
13 7.5

People keep it secret from most others to avoid being noticed

is less about avoiding notice and more about extreme exclusivity
surreptitious
vssuper-secret
7 8.5

Done secretly because people would disapprove

focuses on extreme confidentiality among very few rather than stealthy method
ultrasecret
vssuper-secret
8.4

Kept very secret so almost no one knows about it

is the more general informal phrase rather than this exact label
sealed
vssuper-secret
4.8

Not told to others until a set time or event

implies lasting extreme secrecy rather than temporary withholding until release

Antonyms

1.0

Open or available to everyone, not private

2 1.0

Familiar to many people and easy to identify

How Secret

super-secret
3 7.4
top-secret
  • Formal
65 5.9
classified
  • Formal
1 7.4
confidential
205 5.3
secret
2.0
private
1.8
open
1.0

Surface Forms

super-secret positive

Morphology

super-secret = secret (transparent) = super + secret

The prefix 'super' clearly intensifies the adjective 'secret', making the meaning easily understandable.

Etymology

Super-secret is made of super- meaning 'very' or 'above', as in supermarket, and secret meaning 'hidden'. So super-secret describes something kept much more hidden than usual and known by very few people.