secret
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
the combination to the safe was a secret
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Sense 2 adjective
not open or public; kept private or not revealed
a secret formula
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Sense 3 noun
information known only to a special group
the secret of Cajun cooking
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Sense 4 adjective
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
clandestine intelligence operations
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Sense 5 noun
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
how it got out is a mystery
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Sense 6 adjective
not openly made known
a secret marriage
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Sense 7 adjective
communicated covertly
their secret signal was a wink
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Sense 8 adjective
not expressed
secret (or private) thoughts
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Sense 9 adjective
designed to elude detection
a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole
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Sense 10 adjective
hidden from general view or use
a privy place to rest and think
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Sense 11 adjective
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
this arrangement must be kept confidential
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Sense 12 adjective
indulging only covertly
a secret alcoholic
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Sense 13 adjective
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
mysterious symbols
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Sense 14 adjective
the next to highest level of official classification for documents
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | confidence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | open secret |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trade secret |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | concealed |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | esoterica |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cabala |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | countersign |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | underground |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | covert |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | mystify |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | baffle |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | enigmatic |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | enigmatic |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | mystic |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | cryptic |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | perplexity |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | unacknowledged |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | covert |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | concealment |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | inward |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | concealed |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | private |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | confidentiality |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | confidence |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | private |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | covert |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | occult arts |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | mystery |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | occult |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | mystic |
| 13 | similar to | Related & opposite | esoteric |
| 14 | similar to | Related & opposite | classified |