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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secrets

Their ventures were most successful when they spilled royal secrets, offering peeks behind the palace curtain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

For Evans, as a doctor, the key is not keeping secrets, especially when it comes to side effects "because they can be serious".

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Plus, “moles” in China are leaking official secrets for profit, and the bruising race to rent in San Francisco goes into overdrive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The phenomenon will present scientists with a rare opportunity to study the Sun's atmosphere and its outermost layer, as they seek to uncover secrets about solar winds and our star's magnetic field.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Not until the secrets of Bletchley Park can be told.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin