secret, adj.
freq. cnt. 16
freq. cnt. 16
not open or public; kept private or not revealed
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
secret
sample sentences
"a secret formula""secret ingredients"
"secret talks"
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not openly made known
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
secret unavowed
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
clandestine cloak-and-dagger hole-and-corner hugger-mugger hush-hush secret surreptitious undercover underground
sample sentences
"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"
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not expressed
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
private secret
sample sentences
"secret (or private) thoughts"
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communicated covertly
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
secret
sample sentences
"their secret signal was a wink""secret messages"
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the next to highest level of official classification for documents
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secret
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having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2
mysterious mystic mystical occult orphic secret
sample sentences
"mysterious symbols""the mystical style of Blake"
"occult lore"
"the secret learning of the ancients"
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indulging only covertly
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secret
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
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confidential secret
sample sentences
"this arrangement must be kept confidential""their secret communications"
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hidden from general view or use
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
privy secluded secret
sample sentences
"a privy place to rest and think""a secluded romantic spot"
"a secret garden"
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designed to elude detection
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hidden secret
sample sentences
"a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole""a secret passage"
"the secret compartment in the desk"
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