SECRET as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
   
   Synonym(s)
   • closed book (what does closed book mean?)
   • enigma (what does enigma mean?)
   • mystery (what does mystery mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • how it got out is a mystery
   • it remains one of nature’’s secrets
   
   Hypernyms(s) secret is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • perplexity (what does perplexity mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • perplex (what does perplex mean?)
   • vex (what does vex mean?)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • mystify (what does mystify mean?)
   • baffle (what does baffle mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • bewilder (what does bewilder mean?)
   • flummox (what does flummox mean?)
   • stupefy (what does stupefy mean?)
   • nonplus (what does nonplus mean?)
   • gravel (what does gravel mean?)
   • amaze (what does amaze mean?)
   • dumbfound (what does dumbfound mean?)
   • mystify (what does mystify mean?)
2. Meaning
   • information known only to a special group
   
   Synonym(s)
   • arcanum (what does arcanum mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the secret of Cajun cooking
   
   Hypernyms(s) secret is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • information (what does information mean?)
   • info (what does info mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • esoterica (what does esoterica mean?)
   • cabala (what does cabala mean?)
   • cabbala (what does cabbala mean?)
   • cabbalah (what does cabbalah mean?)
   • kabala (what does kabala mean?)
   • kabbala (what does kabbala mean?)
   • kabbalah (what does kabbalah mean?)
   • qabala (what does qabala mean?)
   • qabalah (what does qabalah mean?)
   • password (what does password mean?)
   • watchword (what does watchword mean?)
   • word (what does word mean?)
   • parole (what does parole mean?)
   • countersign (what does countersign mean?)
3. Meaning
   • something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the combination to the safe was a secret
   • he tried to keep his drinking a secret
   
   Hypernyms(s) secret is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • information (what does information mean?)
   • info (what does info mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • confidence (what does confidence mean?)
   • open secret (what does open secret mean?)
   • trade secret (what does trade secret mean?)

SECRET as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not openly made known
   
   Synonym(s)
   • unavowed (what does unavowed mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • a secret marriage
   • a secret bride
   
   Similar To
   • unacknowledged (what does unacknowledged mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the next to highest level of official classification for documents
   
   Similar To
   • classified (what does classified mean?)
3. Meaning
   • having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence
   • beyond ordinary understanding
   
   Synonym(s)
   • mysterious (what does mysterious mean?)
   • mystic (what does mystic mean?)
   • mystical (what does mystical mean?)
   • occult (what does occult mean?)
   • orphic (what does orphic mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • mysterious symbols
   • the mystical style of Blake
   • occult lore
   • the secret learning of the ancients
   
   Similar To
   • esoteric (what does esoteric mean?)
4. Meaning
   • not expressed
   
   Synonym(s)
   • private (what does private mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • secret (or private) thoughts
   
   Similar To
   • inward (what does inward mean?)
5. Meaning
   • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
   
   Synonym(s)
   • clandestine (what does clandestine mean?)
   • cloak-and-dagger (what does cloak-and-dagger mean?)
   • hole-and-corner(a) (what does hole-and-corner(a) mean?)
   • hugger-mugger (what does hugger-mugger mean?)
   • hush-hush (what does hush-hush mean?)
   • on the quiet(p) (what does on the quiet(p) mean?)
   • surreptitious (what does surreptitious mean?)
   • undercover (what does undercover mean?)
   • underground (what does underground mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   
   Similar To
   • covert (what does covert mean?)
6. Meaning
   • indulging only covertly
   
   Synonym(s)
   • closet(a) (what does closet(a) mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • a closet alcoholic
   • closet liberals
   
   Similar To
   • covert (what does covert mean?)
7. Meaning
   • communicated covertly
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • their a secret signal was a wink
   • secret messages
   
   Similar To
   • covert (what does covert mean?)
8. Meaning
   • (of information) given in confidence or in secret
   
   Synonym(s)
   • closet(a) (what does closet(a) mean?)
   • confidential (what does confidential mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • closet information
   • this arrangement must be kept confidential
   • their secret communications
   
   Similar To
   • private (what does private mean?)
9. Meaning
   • hidden from general view or use
   
   Synonym(s)
   • privy (what does privy mean?)
   • secluded (what does secluded mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • a privy place to rest and think
   • a secluded romantic spot
   • a secret garden
   
   Similar To
   • private (what does private mean?)
10. Meaning
    • designed to elude detection
    
    Synonym(s)
    • hidden (what does hidden mean?)
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole
    • a secret passage
    • the secret compartment in the desk
    
    Similar To
    • concealed (what does concealed mean?)
11. Meaning
    • not open or public
    • kept private or not revealed
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • a secret formula
    • secret ingredients
    • secret talks
    
    Similar To
    • concealed (what does concealed mean?)