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- pronunciation:
- si
kriht
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- phrases:
- keep a secret
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
concealed from others; private.
She keeps her valuables hidden in a secret place.- synonyms:
- confidential, covert, hidden, hush-hush, private
- antonyms:
- public
- similar words:
- arcane, backdoor, clandestine, closet, intimate, stealthy, surreptitious, under-the-table, undercover
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| definition 2: |
kept from all except those involved.
They wrote to each other in secret code.- synonyms:
- confidential, inside, private, privileged
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- arcane, clandestine, coded, covert, cryptic, esoteric, exclusive, intimate, occult, off the record, personal, undercover
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| definition 3: |
made or operating so as to be concealed.
A secret passageway was constructed under the city.He's working for the secret service in that country.- synonyms:
- concealed, covert, hidden
- antonyms:
- manifest
- similar words:
- camouflaged, clandestine, invisible, surreptitious, undercover
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| definition 4: |
in the United States, classified by the government so as to restrict access.
These were secret documents that had fallen into the wrong hands.- synonyms:
- classified, restricted, top-secret
- similar words:
- privileged
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| related words: |
confidential, mystic, private, secluded, sly, trick |
(adj.)secret
+ noun
account,
admirer,
affair,
agent,
agreement,
archive,
ballot,
bee,
briefing,
ceremony,
clearance,
code,
compartment,
crush,
cult,
dealing,
desire,
detention,
diary,
diplomacy,
document,
drawer,
fantasy,
file,
formula,
garden,
handshake,
hiding,
ingredient,
intelligence,
location,
lover,
meeting,
memo,
mission,
negotiation,
pact,
passage,
passageway,
password,
police,
prison,
privilege,
protocol,
recipe,
recording,
ritual,
service,
session,
society,
stash,
surveillance,
terror,
testimony,
treasure,
tribunal,
tunnel,
weapon,
wish
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something deliberately hidden, such as knowledge or information.
The whereabouts of the witness is a secret.- similar words:
- confidence
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| definition 2: |
something known only to a few people.
The recipe is a family secret.- synonyms:
- confidence
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| definition 3: |
a mystery, or the key to a mystery.
Scientists try to discover the secrets of nature.What is the secret of your success?- synonyms:
- mystery
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| definition 4: |
in the United States, a piece of information classified so as to restrict access, usu. relating to defense or security.
These plans have been a government secret. |
| related words: |
cache, mystery, trick |
adjective + (n.)secret
atomic, classified, dark, deep, deepest, dirty, divine, guarded, hidden, innermost, intimate, little, nuclear, revealing, shameful, shared, shocking, terrible, top
verb + (n.)secret
betray,
classify,
conceal,
confess,
confide,
disclose,
discover,
divulge,
expose,
guard,
harbor,
keep,
leak,
possess,
reveal,
share,
spill,
steal,
uncover,
unlock,
unravel,
whisper
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(n.)secret
+ verb
hide
noun + (n.)secret
beauty, chamber, revelation, spy, theft, trade
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| phrase: |
keep a secret |
| derivations: |
secretly (adv.), secretness (n.) |
The word secret
contains the following part:
se-
Latin
prefix
that means away, aside, apart, without
  Example words:
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