Definitions

in secret

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All (3) Adjective (1) Adverb (2)

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behind-the-scenes adj.
huggermugger adv.
secretly adv.

ADJECTIVE

behind-the-scenes

Synonyms

WEAK

backstage behind the curtain in a corner in the dark out of public view sub-rosa

ADVERB

huggermugger

Synonyms

WEAK

behind closed doors behind someone's back by stealth clandestinely confidentially covertly furtively hush-hush in camera in confidence in holes and corners in strict confidence insidiously intimately o obscurely on the Q.T.

ADVERB

secretly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clandestinely covertly furtively personally privately quietly stealthily surreptitiously

WEAK

behind closed doors behind someone's back by stealth confidentially hush-hush in camera in confidence in holes and corners in strict confidence insidiously intimately obscurely on the Q.T. on the quiet on the sly privily slyly sub-rosa under the table underhandedly unobserved

Antonyms

STRONGEST

publicly

WEAK

openly

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in secret

An inquest, conducted partly in secret this week, into L/Cpl George Hooley's death found he had "sustained multiple injuries from an explosion" on 6 December 2025.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ukraine is an "open country", added Lytvyn, saying that it would be unusual to hand over the soldiers in secret.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The company discovered in July that rogue AI agents had schemed in secret to break out of the virtual sandbox created to contain them, infiltrating the open internet and hacking a private company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The Blues admitted making £47m in secret payments to unregistered agents and third-parties over transfers between 2011 and 2018.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

To experiment on mesarthium in secret, Lazlo supposed.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

in secret

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