| Main Entry: | confidential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
Synonyms: |
arcane, backdoor, classified, closet, hush-hush, hushed, inside, intimate, off the record, private, privy |
Antonyms: |
common, familiar, known, public, well-known |
| Main Entry: | off the record |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confidential |
Synonyms: |
arcane, backdoor, classified, hush-hush, hushed, in private, inside, not for publication, not public, on the QT, private, privy, secret, unofficial |
| Main Entry: | secret |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, unrevealed |
Synonyms: |
abstruse, ambiguous, arcane, backdoor, camouflaged, classified, cloak-and-dagger, close, closet, clouded, conspiratorial, covered, covert, cryptic, dark, deep, disguised, enigmatical, esoteric, furtive, hush-hush, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, on the QT, out-of-the-way, private, recondite, reticent, retired, secluded, shrouded, strange, under wraps, undercover, underground, undisclosed, unenlightened, unfrequented, unintelligible, unknown, unpublished, unseen, veiled |
Antonyms: |
clear, defined, explicit, forthright, honest, open, public, revealed, unconcealed |
| Main Entry: | secret |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | underhand, clandestine |
Synonyms: |
backdoor, backstairs, camouflaged, classified, close, confidential, covert, cryptic, discreet, disguised, dissembled, dissimulated, furtive, hush-hush, in ambush, incognito, inside, restricted, secretive, sly, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, sub-rosa, surreptitious, top secret, unacknowledged, under false pretense, under-the-table, underhanded |
Antonyms: |
aboveboard, known, legal, legitimate, public |
| Main Entry: | huggermugger |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
Synonyms: |
backdoor, backstairs, camouflaged, clandestine, classified, cloak-and-dagger, close, confidential, covert, cryptic, discreet, disguised, dissembled, dissimulated, furtive, hush-hush, in ambush, incognito, inside, restricted, secretive, sly, sneak, sneaky |