SECRET Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word secret. (close relations)
secrecy
Best Alternative Words for SECRET
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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 | ||||||||
hidden | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not accessible to view • designed to elude detection • difficult to find | ||||||||
hush-hush | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | ||||||||
mysterious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of an obscure nature • having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
undercover | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | ||||||||
arcane | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • requiring secret or mysterious knowledge | ||||||||
classified | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • arranged into classes • official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation noun • a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type | ||||||||
concealed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • hidden on any grounds for any motive adjective satellite • not accessible to view | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
cryptic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of an obscure nature • having a secret or hidden meaning • having a puzzling terseness | ||||||||
enigmatic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not clear to the understanding • resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought | ||||||||
furtive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed • secret and sly or sordid | ||||||||
incognito | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adverb • without revealing one's identity adjective satellite • with your identity concealed | ||||||||
obscure | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • marked by difficulty of style or expression • difficult to find • not famous or acclaimed • not drawing attention • remote and separate physically or socially verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make unintelligible or unclear • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
stealthy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed | ||||||||
undisclosed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not made known | ||||||||
unpublished | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not published | ||||||||
unrevealed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not made known | ||||||||