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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
| Synonyms: | buried, concealed, confidential, covert, hidden, hush-hush, obscured, off the record, personal, private, separate, shrouded, ulterior |
| Antonyms: | known, public, revealed |
| Main Entry: | can |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | toilet |
| Synonyms: | head*, john, johnny, latrine, lavatory, litter box, outhouse, pot, potty, privy, restroom, sandbox, throne, washroom, water closet |
| Notes: | can applies to what is possible and may to what is permissible; can means 'able to,' may means 'permitted to' |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | concealed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, secret |
| Synonyms: | buried, cached, camouflaged, covered, covered up, covert, enshrouded, guarded, holed up, hush-hush, hushed up, incog, incognito, inconspicuous, masked, obscure, obscured, on the Q. T., perdu, planted, privy, put in the hole, recondite, screened, secreted, shrouded, stashed, tucked away, ulterior, under wraps, unseen, veiled |
| Antonyms: | bare, clear, disclosed, exposed, obvious, open, plain, revealed, shown, told, uncovered |
| Main Entry: | confidential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
| Synonyms: | arcane, backdoor, classified, closet, hush-hush, hushed, inside, intimate, off the record, private, privy |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, known, public, well-known |
| Main Entry: | covert |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clandestine, underhanded |
| Synonyms: | QT, buried, camouflaged, cloaked, concealed, disguised, dissembled, furtive, hidden, hush-hush, incog, incognito, masked, obscured, private, privy, secret, shrouded, stealthy, sub rosa, surreptitious, ulterior, under wraps, under-the-table, undercover, underhand, unsuspected, veiled |
| Notes: | covert (concealed, covered, hidden) is the opposite of overt (apparent, open to view, plain, public) |
| Antonyms: | aboveboard, candid, frank, honest, open, overt, public, unconcealed |
| Main Entry: | intimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | private, personal |
| Synonyms: | confidential, deep, deep-seated, detailed, elemental, essential, exhaustive, experienced, firsthand, guarded, gut, immediate, in-depth, inborn, inbred, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, inmost, innate, innermost, interior, internal, intrinsic, penetrating, privy, profound, secret, special, thorough, trusted, uptight, visceral, viscerous |
| Antonyms: | formal, public |
| Main Entry: | inward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | private |
| Synonyms: | confidential, hidden, inmost, inner, innermost, inside, intellectual, interior, internal, intimate, personal, privy, psychological, religious, secret, spiritual |
| Antonyms: | outward, public |
| Main Entry: | knowledgeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aware, educated |
| Synonyms: | abreast, acquainted, alert, appreciative, apprised, au courant, au fait, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, cognizant, conscious, conversant, discerning, erudite, experienced, familiar, in the know, informed, insightful, intelligent, knowing, learned, lettered, omniscient, perceptive, plugged in, posted, prescient, privy, quick-witted, sagacious, sage, savvy, scholarly, sensible, sharp, smart, sophic, sophisticated, tuned-in, understanding, versed, well-informed, well-rounded, wise, with-it |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, unaware, uneducated, uninformed |
| Main Entry: | off the record |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confidential |
| Synonyms: | arcane, backdoor, classified, hush-hush, hushed, in private, inside, not for publication, not public, on the QT, private, privy, secret, unofficial |
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