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| Main Entry: | privy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
| Synonyms: | concealed, confidential, covert, hidden, hush-hush*, off the record*, personal, private, separate, ulterior, buried, obscured, shrouded |
| Antonyms: | known, public, revealed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | privy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aware |
| Synonyms: | acquainted, cognizant, conscious, informed, private, privileged, wise, apprised, in on, in the know |
| Antonyms: | unaware, unknowing |
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| Main Entry: | concealed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, secret |
| Synonyms: | camouflaged, covered, covert, guarded, hush-hush*, incognito, inconspicuous, masked, obscure, planted, privy, recondite, ulterior, under wraps*, unseen, veiled, buried, cached, covered up, enshrouded, holed up, hushed up, incog, obscured, on the Q. T., perdu, put in the hole, screened, secreted, shrouded, stashed, tucked away |
| Antonyms: | bare, clear, exposed, obvious, open, plain, shown, uncovered, disclosed, revealed, told |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confidential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
| Synonyms: | arcane, classified, closet, hush-hush*, inside, intimate, off the record*, private, privy, backdoor, hushed |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, known, public, well-known |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | covert |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clandestine, underhanded |
| Synonyms: | camouflaged, cloaked, concealed, disguised, furtive, hidden, hush-hush*, incognito, masked, private, privy, secret, stealthy, sub rosa, surreptitious, ulterior, under wraps*, undercover, underhand, unsuspected, veiled, QT, buried, dissembled, incog, obscured, shrouded, under-the-table |
| Notes: | covert (concealed, covered, hidden) is the opposite of overt (apparent, open to view, plain, public) |
| Antonyms: | aboveboard, candid, frank, honest, open, overt, public, unconcealed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | knowledgeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aware, educated |
| Synonyms: | abreast, acquainted, alert, appreciative, au courant, au fait, brainy*, bright, brilliant, clever, cognizant, conscious, conversant, discerning, erudite, experienced, familiar, informed, insightful, intelligent, knowing, learned, lettered, omniscient, perceptive, prescient, privy, quick-witted, sagacious, sage, savvy, scholarly, sensible, sharp, smart, sophisticated, understanding, versed, well-informed, well-rounded, wise, apprised, in the know, plugged in, posted, sophic, tuned-in, with-it |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, unaware, uneducated, uninformed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | off the record |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confidential |
| Synonyms: | arcane, classified, hush-hush*, inside, private, privy, secret, unofficial, backdoor, hushed, in private, not for publication, not public, on the QT |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outhouse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | toilet |
| Synonyms: | bathroom, latrine, lavatory, privy, WC, outbuilding, washroom, water closet |
| Main Entry: | personal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | private, individual |
| Synonyms: | exclusive, intimate, own, particular, peculiar, privy, retired, secluded, secret, special, claimed |
| Antonyms: | general, public |
| Main Entry: | ulterior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret; pertaining to a hidden goal |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, concealed, covert, cryptic, dark, enigmatic, equivocal, guarded, hidden, implied, obscure, personal, privy, remote, secondary, selfish, under wraps*, undisclosed, unexpressed, unsaid, buried, obscured, shrouded, under cover, undivulged |
| Antonyms: | known, overt, public, expressed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rest room |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bathroom |
| Synonyms: | John, WC, comfort station, head, ladies' room, latrine, lavatory, men's room, outhouse, powder room, privy, public bathroom, toilet, urinal, water closet |
| Main Entry: | latrine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lavatory |
| Synonyms: | bathroom, head*, outhouse, privy, toilet, john*, restroom, washroom |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | private |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | personal, intimate |
| Synonyms: | behind the scenes, clandestine, close to one's chest, closet*, confidential, discreet, exclusive, hush-hush*, hushed, independent, individual, inside, nonpublic, not open, off the record*, own, particular, privy*, reserved, secret, separate, special, under one's hat, unofficial |
| Antonyms: | open, public, sociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | can |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | toilet |
| Synonyms: | head*, latrine, lavatory, outhouse, pot*, privy, throne*, john, johnny, litter box, potty, restroom, sandbox, washroom, water closet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | private, personal |
| Synonyms: | confidential, deep, deep-seated, detailed, elemental, essential, exhaustive, experienced, firsthand, guarded, gut*, immediate, in-depth, inborn, inbred, ingrained, inherent, inmost, innate, innermost, interior, internal, intrinsic, penetrating, privy, profound, secret, special, thorough, trusted, uptight, visceral, indwelling, viscerous |
| Antonyms: | formal, public |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | private |
| Synonyms: | confidential, hidden, inmost, inner, innermost, inside, intellectual, interior, internal, intimate, personal, privy, psychological, religious, secret, spiritual |
| Antonyms: | outward, public |
| Main Entry: | toilet |
| Part of Speech: | noun2 |
| Definition: | bathroom |
| Synonyms: | W.C.*, can*, comfort station, commode, garderobe, gentlemen's room, head, john*, ladies' room, latrine, lavatory, little boy's room*, little girl's room*, men's room, outhouse, potty*, powder room, privy, restroom, throne*, washroom, water closet, women's room |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | privileged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confidential, secret |
| Synonyms: | exceptional, for eyes only, inside, not for publication, off the record*, on the QT, privy, special, top secret, under one's hat |
| Antonyms: | known, open, public |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | secrecy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
invisible, low, top, abditive, alphanumeric, arcane, auricular, backdoor, backstage, backstairs, behind, behind a screen, buttoned up, cabalistic, clancular, clandestine, classified, close, close as wax, clouded, concealed, confidential, covert, cryptic, cryptical, dark, doggo, esoteric, evasive, feline, furtive, hidden, hole and corner, hush, in a dark corner, in a fog, in a haze, in a mist, in ambush, in disguise, in hiding, in petto, in the dark, in the shade, incognito, inviolable, irrevealable, mysterious, mystic, not to be spoken of, oblique, obreptitious, obscure, occult, private, privy, recondite, reserved, reticent, secluded, secret, secretive, skulking, sly, stealthy, sub rosa, subterranean, surreptitious, taciturn, uncommunicative, under, under an eclipse, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded, undisclosed, untold, wise, wrapt in clouds
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