I. adjective
1.
existing or done in such a way as to maintain concealment
was involved in secret negotiations with the enemy
Synonyms: clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mystical, sneak, stealthy, sub-rosa, surreptitious, undercover, ||underneath, under-the-table; compare stealthy 2, underhand
Related Word: underhand, underhanded; unacknowledged, unavowed, undeclared; concealed, hidden, screened; classified, confidential, eyes only, restricted, top secret
Contrasted words: acknowledged, avowed, declared, revealed; aboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed; declassified, unclassified, unrestricted; clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain
Antonyms: open, public
2.
Synonyms: obscure 2, devious, lonesome, out-of-the-way, remote, removed, retired
3.
Synonyms: recondite , abstruse, acroamatic, deep, esoteric, heavy, hermetic, occult, orphic, profound
II. noun
secrets plural
Synonyms: genitalia , genitals, parts, private parts, privates, privities, privy parts, pudendum ( usu pudenda pl )