Antonyms for secret
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : see-krit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsi krɪt |
Definition of secret
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin secretus "set apart, withdrawn; hidden, concealed, private," past participle of secernere "to set apart, part, divide; exclude," from se- "without, apart," properly "on one's own" (see se-) + cernere "separate" (see crisis).
- As an adjective from late 14c., from French secret, adjective use of noun. Open secret is from 1828. Secret agent first recorded 1715; secret service is from 1737; secret weapon is from 1936.
- adj hidden, unrevealed
- adj underhand, clandestine
- noun something kept hidden, unrevealed
- But I have a secret dread of the character and power of Alcibiades.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- It is on Mr. Haley's account that I prefer to keep it secret.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The secret of this crowning charm was, perhaps, that she was a new sensation.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- "I am going to tell you a secret," he said at last, in a shamefaced way.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- She saw her all the time while Connie was telling her the secret.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- She knew that in secret Mamma was glad; but she answered the reproof.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- Her pity for Beatrice gave her a secret pleasure and satisfaction.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- Scarcely was it safe, when the sexton buried the old man and his secret with him.
- Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- It were sin, thought I, that my secret should perish with me.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- A tide of secret joy swept through him, as he realized his victory.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
Synonyms for secret
- abstruse
- ambiguous
- arcane
- backdoor
- backstairs
- camouflaged
- cipher
- classified
- classified information
- cloak-and-dagger
- close
- closet
- clouded
- code
- confidence
- confidential
- confidential information
- conspiratorial
- covered
- covert
- cryptic
- dark
- deep
- discreet
- disguised
- dissembled
- dissimulated
- enigma
- enigmatical
- esoteric
- formula
- furtive
- hush-hush
- in ambush
- incognito
- inside
- key
- magic number
- mysterious
- mystery
- mystic
- mystical
- obscure
- occult
- on the QT
- oracle
- out-of-the-way
- password
- private
- privileged information
- puzzle
- recondite
- restricted
- reticent
- retired
- secluded
- secretive
- shrouded
- skeleton in cupboard
- sly
- sneak
- sneaky
- stealthy
- strange
- sub-rosa
- surreptitious
- top secret
- unacknowledged
- under false pretense
- under wraps
- under-the-table
- undercover
- underground
- underhanded
- undisclosed
- unenlightened
- unfrequented
- unintelligible
- unknown
- unpublished
- unseen
- veiled
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