| secret | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. 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" |
| ~ info, information | a message received and understood. |
| ~ confidence | a secret that is confided or entrusted to another.; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences" |
| ~ open secret | something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known.; "their love affair was an open secret" |
| ~ trade secret | a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition. |
| n. (communication) | 2. arcanum, secret | information known only to a special group.; "the secret of Cajun cooking" |
| ~ info, information | a message received and understood. |
| ~ esoterica | secrets known only to an initiated minority. |
| ~ cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah | an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret. |
| ~ countersign, password, parole, watchword, word | a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group.; "he forgot the password" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. closed book, enigma, mystery, secret | something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" |
| ~ perplexity | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity. |
| adj. | 4. secret | not open or public; kept private or not revealed.; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks" |
| ~ concealed | hidden on any grounds for any motive.; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase" |
| adj. | 5. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, 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" |
| ~ covert | secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" |
| adj. | 6. secret, unavowed | not openly made known.; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride" |
| ~ unacknowledged | not recognized or admitted. |
| adj. | 7. secret | communicated covertly.; "their secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages" |
| ~ covert | secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" |
| adj. | 8. private, secret | not expressed.; "secret (or private) thoughts" |
| ~ inward | relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts.; "a concern with inward reflections" |
| adj. | 9. 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" |
| ~ concealed | hidden on any grounds for any motive.; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase" |
| adj. | 10. privy, secluded, secret | hidden from general view or use.; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" |
| ~ private | confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy.; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life" |
| adj. | 11. confidential, secret | (of information) given in confidence or in secret.; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" |
| ~ private | confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy.; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life" |
| adj. | 12. secret | indulging only covertly.; "a secret alcoholic" |
| ~ covert | secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" |
| adj. | 13. mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic, secret | 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" |
| ~ esoteric | confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle.; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" |
| adj. | 14. secret | the next to highest level of official classification for documents. |
| ~ classified | official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation.; "thousands of classified documents have now been declassified" |
| secret | | |
| watch pocket | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. fob, watch pocket | a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch. |
| ~ vest pocket | a small pocket in a man's vest. |
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