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Grep of noun secret open secret secret secret agent secret approval secret ballot secret code secret plan secret police secret service secret society secret writing secretaire secretarial assistant secretarial school secretariat secretariate secretary secretary bird secretary general secretary of agriculture secretary of commerce secretary of commerce and labor secretary of defense secretary of education secretary of energy secretary of health and human services secretary of health education and welfare secretary of housing and urban development secretary of labor secretary of state secretary of state for the home department secretary of the interior secretary of the navy secretary of the treasury secretary of transportation secretary of veterans affairs secretary of war secretaryship secretase secreter secretin secretion secretiveness secretor secretory organ secretory phase trade secret united states secret service Overview of noun secret The noun secret has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) secret -- (something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret") 2. secret, arcanum -- (information known only to a special group "the secret of Cajun cooking") 3. mystery, enigma, secret, closed book -- (something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets") Overview of adj secret The adj secret has 11 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (11) secret -- (not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks") 2. (2) clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground -- (conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "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") 3. (2) unavowed, secret -- (not openly made known "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride") 4. (1) secret -- (communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages") 5. (1) secret, private -- (not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts") 6. hidden, secret -- (designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk") 7. privy, secluded, secret -- (hidden from general view or use "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden") 8. closet, confidential, secret -- ((of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications") 9. closet, secret -- (indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet liberals") 10. mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic -- (having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients") 11. secret -- (the next to highest level of official classification for documents) Antonyms of adj secret 11 senses of secret Sense 1 secret INDIRECT (VIA concealed) -> unconcealed Sense 2 clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(postnominal), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(prenominal), secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground INDIRECT (VIA covert) -> overt, open Sense 3 unavowed, secret INDIRECT (VIA unacknowledged) -> acknowledged Sense 4 secret INDIRECT (VIA covert) -> overt, open Sense 5 secret, private INDIRECT (VIA inward) -> outward Sense 6 hidden, secret INDIRECT (VIA concealed) -> unconcealed Sense 7 privy, secluded, secret INDIRECT (VIA private) -> public Sense 8 closet(postnominal), confidential, secret INDIRECT (VIA private) -> public Sense 9 closet(postnominal), secret INDIRECT (VIA covert) -> overt, open Sense 10 mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic INDIRECT (VIA esoteric) -> exoteric Sense 11 secret INDIRECT (VIA classified) -> unclassified Similarity of adj secret 11 senses of secret Sense 1 secret => concealed (vs. unconcealed) Sense 2 clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(postnominal), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(prenominal), secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground => covert (vs. overt) Sense 3 unavowed, secret => unacknowledged (vs. acknowledged) Sense 4 secret => covert (vs. overt) Sense 5 secret, private => inward (vs. outward) Sense 6 hidden, secret => concealed (vs. unconcealed) Sense 7 privy, secluded, secret => private (vs. public) Sense 8 closet(postnominal), confidential, secret => private (vs. public) Sense 9 closet(postnominal), secret => covert (vs. overt) Sense 10 mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic => esoteric (vs. exoteric) Sense 11 secret => classified (vs. unclassified) Attributes of adj secret Familiarity of adj secret secret used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 11) Grep of adj secret secret secretarial secretive top-secret Overview of noun secret The noun secret has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) secret -- (something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret") 2. secret, arcanum -- (information known only to a special group "the secret of Cajun cooking") 3. mystery, enigma, secret, closed book -- (something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets") Overview of adj secret The adj secret has 11 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (11) secret -- (not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks") 2. (2) clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground -- (conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "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") 3. (2) unavowed, secret -- (not openly made known "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride") 4. (1) secret -- (communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages") 5. (1) secret, private -- (not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts") 6. hidden, secret -- (designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk") 7. privy, secluded, secret -- (hidden from general view or use "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden") 8. closet, confidential, secret -- ((of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications") 9. closet, secret -- (indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet liberals") 10. mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic -- (having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients") 11. secret -- (the next to highest level of official classification for documents)
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