secret

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːkrɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsikrɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sē′krit)

Collocations for "secret"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "secret" in context.

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secret

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. learned an [amusing, odd, alarming] secret
  2. has his own [dirty, sordid] little secrets
  3. [a work, an office, a company] secret
  4. the [magician's, actor's, president's] secrets
  5. [trade, political, insider] secrets
  6. [tried, banned, fined] for revealing trade secrets
  7. the [worst, best] -kept secret
  8. can you keep a secret?
  9. shh, it's a secret
  10. a secret between me and you
  11. there are no secrets between [us, him and me]
  12. [let me, I want to] tell you a secret
  13. kept secrets from her [husband, children, family]
  14. the [magician's] secrets were [revealed, given away]
  15. made no secret of his [hate, disapproval, dishonesty]
  16. the [mission, document, operation] was a classified secret
  17. the secret of [success, youth, fame, happiness]
  18. the secret [of, to] his success
n as adj
  1. a top-secret [plan, deal, document]
adj
  1. secret service [agents, details, protection]
  2. was a secret [agent, spy]
  3. a secret [entrance, compartment, passage]
  4. a secret [society, organization] operating
  5. [has a, is his] secret weapon
  6. cast a secret ballot
  7. the secret life of
  8. uncover the secret history of
  9. has secret plans to
  10. has a secret lover
  11. top secret [information, database, plans]
  12. the [information] is top secret
  13. keep your [password, PIN] secret
  14. a Secret Santa [gift, party, exchange]
additional examples
  1. learned an [amusing, odd, alarming] secret
  2. a top-secret [plan, deal, document]
  3. secret service [agents, details, protection]
  4. has his own [dirty, sordid] little secrets
  5. was a secret [agent, spy]
  6. [a work, an office, a company] secret
  7. a secret [entrance, compartment, passage]
  8. the [magician's, actor's, president's] secrets
  9. a secret [society, organization] operating
  10. [trade, political, insider] secrets
  11. [has a, is his] secret weapon
  12. [tried, banned, fined] for revealing trade secrets
  13. cast a secret ballot
  14. the [worst, best] -kept secret
  15. the secret life of
  16. can you keep a secret?
  17. uncover the secret history of
  18. shh, it's a secret
  19. has secret plans to
  20. a secret between me and you
  21. has a secret lover
  22. there are no secrets between [us, him and me]
  23. top secret [information, database, plans]
  24. [let me, I want to] tell you a secret
  25. the [information] is top secret
  26. kept secrets from her [husband, children, family]
  27. a top-secret [plan, deal, document]
  28. the [magician's] secrets were [revealed, given away]
  29. keep your [password, PIN] secret
  30. made no secret of his [hate, disapproval, dishonesty]
  31. a Secret Santa [gift, party, exchange]
  32. the [mission, document, operation] was a classified secret
  33. the secret of [success, youth, fame, happiness]
  34. the secret [of, to] his success
'secret' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
affair - agent - association - baker - ballot - blend - cache - chamber - clue - coax - code - compromise - cookie - cove - crush - dark - dealing - disclose - disclosure - dislike - encode - flavor - formula - funding - grandfather - grandma - grandpa - granny - guilty - handle - hidden - hoard - hold - ingredient - journal - keep - let - mission - nurse - operation - order - passage - password - pry - recipe - reluctance - remedy - report - reveal - safe

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