se·cret /ˈsikrət/
1. 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"
synset: secret
2. information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"
3. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
synset: mystery, enigma, secret, closed_book
1. not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
synset: secret
2. 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"
synset: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
3. not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
4. communicated covertly; "their secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"
synset: secret
5. not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"
6. 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. hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
synset: privy, secluded, secret
8. (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"
synset: confidential, secret
9. indulging only covertly; "a secret alcoholic"
synset: secret
10. 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"
synset: mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic
11. the next to highest level of official classification for documents
synset: secret
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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