Secret

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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:adjective
  • Definition:1. not open or public 2. kept private or not revealed
  • Synonyms:secret.
  • Sample Sentences:1. a secret formula. 2. secret ingredients. 3. secret talks.
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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:adjective
  • Definition:conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  • Synonyms:clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground.
  • Sample Sentences:1. clandestine intelligence operations. 2. cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines. 3. hole-and-corner intrigue. 4. secret missions. 5. a secret agent. 6. secret sales of arms. 7. surreptitious mobilization of troops. 8. an undercover investigation. 9. underground resistance.
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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:adjective
  • Definition:not openly made known
  • Synonyms:secret, unavowed.
  • Sample Sentences:1. a secret marriage. 2. a secret bride.
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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:adjective
  • Definition:communicated covertly
  • Synonyms:secret.
  • Sample Sentences:1. their secret signal was a wink. 2. secret messages.
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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:adjective
  • Definition:not expressed
  • Synonyms:private, secret.
  • Sample Sentences:secret (or private) thoughts.
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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:adjective
  • Definition:designed to elude detection
  • Synonyms:hidden, secret.
  • Sample Sentences:1. a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole. 2. a secret passage. 3. the secret compartment in the desk.
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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:adjective
  • Definition:hidden from general view or use
  • Synonyms:privy, secluded, secret.
  • Sample Sentences:1. a privy place to rest and think. 2. a secluded romantic spot. 3. a secret garden.
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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:adjective
  • Definition:(of information) given in confidence or in secret
  • Synonyms:confidential, secret.
  • Sample Sentences:1. this arrangement must be kept confidential. 2. their secret communications.
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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:adjective
  • Definition:indulging only covertly
  • Synonyms:secret.
  • Sample Sentences:a secret alcoholic.
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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:adjective
  • Definition:1. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence 2. beyond ordinary understanding
  • Synonyms:mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic, secret.
  • Sample Sentences:1. mysterious symbols. 2. the mystical style of Blake. 3. occult lore. 4. the secret learning of the ancients.
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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:adjective
  • Definition:the next to highest level of official classification for documents
  • Synonyms:secret.
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  • Entry:secret
  • Part of Speech:noun
  • Definition:something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
  • Synonyms:secret.
  • Sample Sentences:1. the combination to the safe was a secret. 2. he tried to keep his drinking a secret.
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  • Hypernym:info, information.
  • Hyponym:confidence, open secret, trade secret.
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