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1. secret

   That is mysterious in the true sense which is beyond human comprehension, as the decrees of God or the origin of life. That is mystic or mystical which has associated with it some hidden or recondite meaning, especially of a religious kind; as, the mystic Babylon of the Apocalypse. That is dark which we can not personally see through, especially if sadly perplexing; as, a dark providence. That is secret which is intentionally hidden. Compare DARK.

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   Synonyms:
   abstruse, cabalistic, dark, enigmatical, hidden, incomprehensible, inexplicable, inscrutable, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, recondite, transcendental, unfathomable, unfathomed, unknown

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1. secret

   Synonyms:
   hidden, concealed, secluded, retired, unseen, unknown, private, obscure, recondite, latent, covert, clandestine, privy, unrevealed, mysterious, underdosed

   Antonyms:
   open, public, unconcealed, known, notorious, unreserved, disclosed

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1. secretnoun

   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»

   Synonyms:
   enigma, closed book, mystery, arcanum

   Antonyms:
   open, overt, acknowledged, exoteric, unconcealed, public, unclassified, outward

2. secret, arcanumnoun

   information known only to a special group

   «the secret of Cajun cooking»

   Synonyms:
   enigma, closed book, mystery, arcanum

   Antonyms:
   overt, public, acknowledged, unconcealed, outward, open, unclassified, exoteric

3. mystery, enigma, secret, closed bookadjective

   something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

   «how it got out is a mystery»; «it remains one of nature’s secrets»

   Synonyms:
   arcanum, brain-teaser, whodunit, conundrum, riddle, closed book, enigma, mystery, mystery story

   Antonyms:
   open, unclassified, overt, public, outward, unconcealed, exoteric, acknowledged

4. secretadjective

   not open or public; kept private or not revealed

   «a secret formula»; «secret ingredients»; «secret talks»

   Synonyms:
   underground, occult, private, surreptitious, undercover, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mysterious, mystic, hidden, privy, clandestine, secluded, cloak-and-dagger, orphic, unavowed, confidential, hole-and-corner(a), mystical

   Antonyms:
   outward, overt, unclassified, public, unconcealed, open, acknowledged, exoteric

5. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, undergroundadjective

   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 mobilization of troops»; «an undercover investigation»; «underground resistance»

   Antonyms:
   exoteric, unconcealed, overt, open, public, unclassified, outward, acknowledged

6. unavowed, secretadjective

   not openly made known

   «a secret marriage»; «a secret bride»

   Synonyms:
   underground, occult, private, sneaking(a), surreptitious, orphic, undercover, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mysterious, hidden, privy, clandestine, secluded, cloak-and-dagger, mystic, unavowed, confidential, hole-and-corner(a), mystical

   Antonyms:
   open, exoteric, overt, public, unconcealed, acknowledged, unclassified, outward

7. secretadjective

   communicated covertly

   «their secret signal was a wink»; «secret messages»

   Synonyms:
   underground, occult, private, surreptitious, undercover, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mysterious, mystic, hidden, privy, clandestine, secluded, cloak-and-dagger, orphic, unavowed, confidential, hole-and-corner(a), mystical

   Antonyms:
   unconcealed, open, unclassified, acknowledged, outward, overt, public, exoteric

8. secret, privateadjective

   not expressed

   «secret (or private) thoughts»

   Synonyms:
   underground, occult, private, surreptitious, individual(a), undercover, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mysterious, mystic, hidden, privy, clandestine, secluded, cloak-and-dagger, orphic, unavowed, confidential, hole-and-corner(a), mystical

   Antonyms:
   overt, open, unclassified, unconcealed, public, exoteric, acknowledged, outward

9. hidden, secretadjective

   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»

   Synonyms:
   underground, occult, private, surreptitious, orphic, undercover, confidential, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mysterious, hidden, privy, clandestine, secluded, cloak-and-dagger, mystic, unavowed, obscure, concealed, hole-and-corner(a), mystical, out of sight

   Antonyms:
   outward, unconcealed, open, public, unclassified, overt, exoteric, acknowledged

10. privy, secluded, secretadjective

    hidden from general view or use

    «a privy place to rest and think»; «a secluded romantic spot»; «a secret garden»

    Synonyms:
    hole-and-corner(a), occult, sequestered, underground, orphic, privy(p), surreptitious, private, undercover, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mysterious, hidden, reclusive, privy, clandestine, secluded, cloak-and-dagger, mystic, unavowed, cloistered, confidential, mystical

    Antonyms:
    acknowledged, overt, open, outward, public, exoteric, unconcealed, unclassified

11. confidential, secretadjective

    (of information) given in confidence or in secret

    «this arrangement must be kept confidential»; «their secret communications»

    Synonyms:
    underground, occult, private, surreptitious, orphic, undercover, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mysterious, hidden, privy, clandestine, secluded, cloak-and-dagger, mystic, unavowed, confidential, hole-and-corner(a), mystical

    Antonyms:
    unconcealed, acknowledged, public, overt, unclassified, exoteric, outward, open

12. secretadjective

    indulging only covertly

    «a secret alcoholic»

    Synonyms:
    underground, occult, private, surreptitious, undercover, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mysterious, mystic, hidden, privy, clandestine, secluded, cloak-and-dagger, orphic, unavowed, confidential, hole-and-corner(a), mystical

    Antonyms:
    unclassified, public, unconcealed, outward, open, overt, acknowledged, exoteric

13. mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphicadjective

    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»

    Synonyms:
    hole-and-corner(a), occult, underground, unavowed, surreptitious, cryptical, mysterious, mystic, hidden, hush-hush, hugger-mugger, deep, privy, clandestine, secluded, cloak-and-dagger, orphic, inscrutable, private, confidential, cryptic, undercover, mystifying, mystical

    Antonyms:
    overt, unconcealed, public, exoteric, acknowledged, open, unclassified, outward

14. secretadjective

    the next to highest level of official classification for documents

    Synonyms:
    underground, occult, private, surreptitious, undercover, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mysterious, mystic, hidden, privy, clandestine, secluded, cloak-and-dagger, orphic, unavowed, confidential, hole-and-corner(a), mystical

    Antonyms:
    open, overt, public, unconcealed, exoteric, acknowledged, outward, unclassified

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1. secretadjective

   Synonyms:
   hidden, hid, concealed, latent, occult, covert, obscure, recondite, privy, close, covered, shrouded, veiled, unseen, unknown

2. secretadjective

   Synonyms:
   clandestine, sly, underhand, underhanded, hugger-mugger

3. secretadjective

   Synonyms:
   secluded, retired, private

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1. secretadjective

   Synonyms:
   mystery, arcanum, confidences, genitals, penetralia

   Associated words:
   secretive, secretory, confide, confidential

2. secretadjective

   Synonyms:
   hidden, concealed, unrevealed, mysterious, cryptic, recondite, occult, esoteric, cabalistic, abstruse, unknown, latent, secluded, privy, withdrawn, retired, covert, private, sequestered, stealthy, underhand, clandestine, sly, surreptitious, confidential, undetected

   Antonyms:
   overt, revealed, open, exoteric, manifest

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1. List of paraphrases for «secret»:

   secrecy, secrets, clandestine, covert, secretive, confidential, confidentiality, secretly, undercover, slush, hidden, sri, classified, mystery, incommunicado, hush-hush, underground, intelligence

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1. Ajay Royan:

   You’re looking for something that is slightly hidden, the secret that was hidden in plain sight.

2. Nadine Kaslow:

   People have a lot of feelings after someone dies, and the more those become silences, secret or stigma, the less likely people are to cope with their distress and worry and fears. Unfortunately, death by suicide can pull a family or community apart.

3. Albert Schweitzer:

   The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.

4. Joseph Addison:

   The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

5. Evander Candelaria:

   There is no secret to success.
   You have to give a service in order to get value (money) in return.

• سري, سرArabic
• sırAzerbaijani
• таямні́ца, та́йнаBelarusian
• тайна, таен, та́айна, тайноBulgarian
• গোপনBengali
• secretCatalan, Valencian
• tajný, tajemstvíCzech
• cyfrin, dirgel, cyfrinachWelsh
• hemmeligDanish
• geheim, GeheimnisGerman
• μυστικό, μυστικόςGreek
• sekreto, kriptaEsperanto
• secretoSpanish
• saladusEstonian
• sekretuBasque
• نهانی, راز, سر, سکرت, پنهانی, مخفیPersian
• salaisuus, salainenFinnish
• secretFrench
• geheimWestern Frisian
• rúnda, rún, scéal rúinIrish
• rùn, dìomhair, cagar, prìobhaideach, uaigneachScottish Gaelic
• segredo, secretoGalician
• folliaghtManx
• סודי, סודHebrew
• रहस्यHindi
• titkos, titokHungarian
• գաղտնիք, գաղտնիArmenian
• secreto, secreteInterlingua
• rahasiaIndonesian
• sekreta, sekretoIdo
• leyndarmál, leynilegurIcelandic
• segretoItalian
• סוֹדHebrew
• 秘密Japanese
• საიდუმლოGeorgian
• құпияKazakh
• ការសម្ងាត់Khmer
• 비밀, 祕密Korean
• raz, nehînî, surrKurdish
• opertum, secretumLatin
• geheim, heemlechLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
• slapta, slaptas, paslaptisLithuanian
• noslēpumsLatvian
• та́јна, таенMacedonian
• нууцMongolian
• गुप्त, गुपितMarathi
• rahsia, rahasiaMalay
• sigrietMaltese
• hemmelighet, løyndomNorwegian
• geheimDutch
• løyndom, hemmelegheitNorwegian Nynorsk
• skjult, hemmeligNorwegian
• tajemnica, tajny, sekret, sekretnyPolish
• secreto, segredoPortuguese
• sacret, secretRomansh
• secret, secretă, tainică, taină, tainicRomanian
• тайный, секретный, та́йна, секре́т, секретRussian
• tȃjna, tȃjnī, тајна, skròvitSerbo-Croatian
• tajomstvoSlovak
• skriven, skrivnostSlovene
• sekretAlbanian
• hemlig, hemlighetSwedish
• siriSwahili
• இரகசியTamil
• రహస్యం, రహస్యTelugu
• роз‍Tajik
• ลับ, ความลับThai
• lingid, sikreto, lihim, tagoTagalog
• sırTurkish
• секре́т, тає́мницяUkrainian
• سرUrdu
• 祕密, bí mậtVietnamese
• klän, klänikVolapük
• sicret, sicreteWalloon
• 秘密Chinese

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