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secret Definition
(n)
something
that
should
remain
hidden
from
others
(
especially
information
that
is
not
to
be
passed
on
); "
the
combination
to
the
safe
was
a
secret
"; "
he
tried
to
keep
his
drinking
a
secret
"
(n)
information
known
only
to
a
special
group
; "
the
secret
of
Cajun
cooking
"
(n)
something
that
baffles
understanding
and
cannot
be
explained
; "
how
it
got
out
is
a
mystery
"; "
it
remains
one
of
nature
''
s
secrets
"
(s)
not
open
or
public
;
kept
private
or
not
revealed
; "
a
secret
formula
"; "
secret
ingredients
"; "
secret
talks
"
(s)
conducted
with
or
marked
by
hidden
aims
or
methods
; "
clandestine
intelligence
operations
"; "
cloak
-
and
-
dagger
activities
behind
enemy
lines
"; "
hole
-
and
-
corner
intrigue
"; "
secret
missions
"; "
a
secret
agent
"; "
secret
sales
of
arms
"; "
surreptitious
mobilizati
(s)
not
openly
made
known
; "
a
secret
marriage
"; "
a
secret
bride
"
(s)
communicated
covertly
; "
their
a
secret
signal
was
a
wink
"; "
secret
messages
"
(s)
not
expressed
; "
secret
(
or
private
)
thoughts
"
(s)
designed
to
elude
detection
; "
a
hidden
room
or
place
of
concealment
such
as
a
priest
hole
"; "
a
secret
passage
"; "
the
secret
compartment
in
the
desk
"
(s)
hidden
from
general
view
or
use
; "
a
privy
place
to
rest
and
think
"; "
a
secluded
romantic
spot
"; "
a
secret
garden
"
(s) (
of
information
)
given
in
confidence
or
in
secret
; "
closet
information
"; "
this
arrangement
must
be
kept
confidential
"; "
their
secret
communications
"
(s)
indulging
only
covertly
; "
a
closet
alcoholic
"; "
closet
liberals
"
(s)
having
an
import
not
apparent
to
the
senses
nor
obvious
to
the
intelligence
;
beyond
ordinary
understanding
; "
mysterious
symbols
"; "
the
mystical
style
of
Blake
"; "
occult
lore
"; "
the
secret
learning
of
the
ancients
"
(s)
the
next
to
highest
level
of
official
classification
for
documents
secret Synonyms
arcanum
clandestine
cloak-and-dagger
closed book
closet(a)
confidential
enigma
hidden
hole-and-corner(a)
hugger-mugger
hush-hush
mysterious
mystery
mystic
mystical
occult
on the quiet(p)
orphic
private
privy
secluded
secret
surreptitious
unavowed
undercover
underground
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