Related / Similar Words:
mystery, enigma, closed book, arcanum, unavowed, mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic, private, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(p), surreptitious, undercover, underground, closet(a), confidential, privy, secluded, hidden Definition: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature''s secrets";information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking";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";not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride";the next to highest level of official classification for documents;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";not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts";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 mobilizati;indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet liberals";communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages";(of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications";hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden";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";not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks";
Hyponyms: esoterica, cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah, password, watchword, word, parole, countersign, confidence, open secret, trade secret Derivational Morphology:
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound Anagrams:
resect
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