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secretadjective undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by othersa secret operation to rescue captive soldiers behind enemy lines backstairs, behind-the-scenes, clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, private, privy, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealth, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded back-channel, closed-door, off-the-books, off-the-recordclassified, confidential, restricted, top secret, undisclosedconcealed, hidden, secreted, subterranean, unadvertised, unexposed open, overt, public acknowledged, avowedaboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguisedunclassified, unrestrictedclear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain working on missions in which one's objectives, activities, or true identity are not publicly revealedsecret agents whose wartime exploits were known only by top government officials undercover covert, private, secretive, subterranean overt screened or sequestered from viewa secret cave that is screened by trees cloistered, covert, hidden, isolated, quiet, remote, retired, secluded, sheltered lone, lonely, lonesome, reclusive, solitaryprivate obvious, visibleexposed not known or meant to be known by the general populaceproprietary information that the company does its best to keep secret behind-the-scenes, confidential, esoteric, hush-hush, hushed, inside, intimate, nonpublic, private, privy classified, restricted, top secretsilent, unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed, unmentioned, unsaid, untoldclandestine, closet, collusive, conspiratorial, covertfurtive, hugger-mugger, occult, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhandedpersonalcloseted, concealed, hiddenrepressed, silenced, stifled, suppressedbackstage, offscreen, offstage common, open, public well-knownadvertised, aired, announced, blazed, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, enunciated, heralded, proclaimed, professed, promulgated, publicized, published, reported, spotlightedgeneral, popular, prevailing, vulgarcurrent, prevalent, rife, widespreadcommunal, shared information shared only with another or with a select fewyou didn't really expect him to keep a secret from his wife, did you? something hard to understand or explainthe secrets of the Egyptian pyramids include the construction methods used to lift the huge blocks of stone in place closed book, conundrum, enigma, head-scratcher, mystery, mystification, puzzle, puzzlement, riddle, why brainteaser, case, challenge, knot, matter, perplexity, poser, problem, stumper, trouble something that allows someone to achieve a desired goalthe secret to advancement in this company is hard work and dedication gateway, key, open sesame, passport, ticket passwordaccomplishment, achievement, attainment, coup, success, triumphapproach, manner, means, method, style, system, technique, wayblueprint, design, ground plan, plan, program, scheme, strategy adj.secret, covert, stealthy, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, underhanded mean done without attracting observation.secret implies concealment on any grounds for any motive.met at a secret location covert stresses the fact of not being open or declared.covert intelligence operations stealthy suggests taking pains to avoid being seen or heard especially in some misdoing.the stealthy step of a burglar furtive implies a sly or cautious stealthiness.lovers exchanging furtive glances clandestine implies secrecy usually for an evil, illicit, or unauthorized purpose and often emphasizes the fear of being discovered.a clandestine meeting of conspirators surreptitious applies to action or behavior done secretly often with skillful avoidance of detection and in violation of custom, law, or authority.the surreptitious stockpiling of weapons underhanded stresses fraud or deception.an underhanded trick in the 14th century |