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secrets

NOUN

something kept hidden, unrevealed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

code confidential information key mystery

STRONG

cipher confidence enigma formula occult oracle password puzzle unknown

WEAK

classified information magic number privileged information skeleton in cupboard

Antonyms

WEAK

known public knowledge revelation

Example Sentences

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As he works on his second novel, he’s better prepared for airing family secrets and the publishing world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Since the mass online release, secrets buried for decades were suddenly just a simple search away.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Chinese spies are posing as recruitment agents to trick UK government and military staff into disclosing state secrets, MI5 has warned.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Superior algorithms are held privately, run with institutional capital and protected like trade secrets.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Theo, whose evasions still bother me, whose secrets don’t make sense to me, whose secrets I didn’t even imagine existed.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse