Definitions

hidden

[hid-n] / ˈhɪd n /

ADJECTIVE

unseen, secret

Synonyms

STRONGEST

buried clandestine concealed covered covert dark invisible latent mysterious obscure private secluded underground undisclosed unknown

STRONG

cloaked close clouded disguised eclipsed masked occult screened sequestered shrouded veiled withheld

WEAK

abstruse cryptic esoteric hermetic hermetical imperceivable in the dark indiscernible mystic mystical on the Q.T. out of view recondite shadowy surreptitious ulterior undercover undetected unexposed unrevealed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aboveboard apparent bare bright clear disclosed exposed known manifest obvious open plain public revealed sociable unconcealed visible

STRONG

unmasked

WEAK

exhibited out seen showing uncovered

Example Sentences

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Even under everyday conditions, this hidden point influences how water behaves, helping explain many of its unusual properties.

From Science Daily

It could be the sign of some hidden immunological superpower.

From The Wall Street Journal

They were in fact a father-son team of DEA informants wearing hidden tape recorders.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We really wanted to know what was being hidden from us," she says.

From BBC

Iran can control the strait using missile launchers hidden under tarps on the back of pickup trucks.

From Barron's