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HOLE-AND-CORNER Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the phrase hole-and-corner. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the phrase hole-and-corner. (close relations)
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secret
nounn
noun

• something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

• information known only to a special group

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

adjective satellite

• not open or public; kept private or not revealed

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

• not openly made known

• communicated covertly

• not expressed

• designed to elude detection

• hidden from general view or use

• (of information) given in confidence or in secret

• indulging only covertly

• having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

• the next to highest level of official classification for documents

surreptitious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

confidential
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• entrusted with private information and the confidence of another

• (of information) given in confidence or in secret

• denoting confidence or intimacy

• the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified

covert
adjectiveadj
adjective

• secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed

noun

• a flock of coots

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

adjective satellite

• (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband

hidden
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• not accessible to view

• designed to elude detection

• difficult to find

isolated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not close together in time

• being or feeling set or kept apart from others

• marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements

• cut off or left behind

• under forced isolation especially for health reasons

• remote and separate physically or socially

private
adjectiveadj
adjective

• confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

noun

• an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

adjective satellite

• concerning things deeply private and personal

• concerning one person exclusively

• not expressed

secluded
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• hidden from general view or use

• providing privacy or seclusion

sequestered
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• providing privacy or seclusion

• kept separate and secluded

cloak-and-dagger
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

clandestine
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

hugger-mugger
nounn
noun

• a state of confusion

adverb

• in secrecy

adjective satellite

• in utter disorder

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

hush-hush
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

undercover
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

underground
adjectiveadj
noun

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

adverb

• in or into hiding or secret operation

• beneath the surface of the earth

adjective satellite

• under the level of the ground

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

hole-in-corner
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life

Alternatives for SECRET

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