DICTOMETER

SECRET

1. Synonyms:
   • Secret
   Definitions:
   • something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
   Examples:
   • The combination to the safe was a secret
   • He tried to keep his drinking a secret
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Secret
   • Arcanum
   Definitions:
   • information known only to a special group
   Examples:
   • The secret of Cajun cooking
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Mystery
   • Enigma
   • Secret
   • Closed book
   Definitions:
   • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
   Examples:
   • How it got out is a mystery
   • It remains one of nature's secrets
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Secret
   Definitions:
   • not open or public
   • kept private or not revealed
   Examples:
   • A secret formula
   • Secret ingredients
   • Secret talks
   Antonyms:
   • Unconcealed
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Clandestine
   • Cloak-and-dagger
   • Hole-and-corner
   • Hugger-mugger
   • Hush-hush
   • Secret
   • Surreptitious
   • Undercover
   • Underground
   Definitions:
   • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
   Examples:
   • Clandestine intelligence operations
   • Cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
   • Hole-and-corner intrigue
   • Secret missions
   • A secret agent
   • Secret sales of arms
   • Surreptitious mobilization of troops
   • An undercover investigation
   • Underground resistance
   Antonyms:
   • Overt
   • Open
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Unavowed
   • Secret
   Definitions:
   • not openly made known
   Examples:
   • A secret marriage
   • A secret bride
   Antonyms:
   • Acknowledged
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Secret
   Definitions:
   • communicated covertly
   Examples:
   • Their secret signal was a wink
   • Secret messages
   Antonyms:
   • Overt
   • Open
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Secret
   • Private
   Definitions:
   • not expressed
   Examples:
   • Secret (or private) thoughts
   Antonyms:
   • Outward
   
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Hidden
   • Secret
   Definitions:
   • designed to elude detection
   Examples:
   • A hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole
   • A secret passage
   • The secret compartment in the desk
   Antonyms:
   • Unconcealed
   
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Privy
   • Secluded
   • Secret
   Definitions:
   • hidden from general view or use
   Examples:
   • A privy place to rest and think
   • A secluded romantic spot
   • A secret garden
   Antonyms:
   • Public
   
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Confidential
   • Secret
   Definitions:
   • (of information) given in confidence or in secret
   Examples:
   • This arrangement must be kept confidential
   • Their secret communications
   Antonyms:
   • Public
   
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Secret
   Definitions:
   • indulging only covertly
   Examples:
   • A secret alcoholic
   Antonyms:
   • Overt
   • Open
   
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Mysterious
    • Mystic
    • Mystical
    • Occult
    • Secret
    • Orphic
    Definitions:
    • having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence
    • beyond ordinary understanding
    Examples:
    • Mysterious symbols
    • The mystical style of Blake
    • Occult lore
    • The secret learning of the ancients
    Antonyms:
    • Exoteric
    
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Secret
    Definitions:
    • the next to highest level of official classification for documents
    Antonyms:
    • Unclassified