Secret synonyms | Another word for secret

Formula, abstruse, black, clamlike, confidence, conundrum, answer, and blueprint are all synonyms for secret. Known, public, visible, overt, open, and known about are these antonyms of secret. And here are another 130 synonyms for secret.

Secret Synonyms

1. confidential

  • Abstruse
  • Arcane
  • Behind someone's back
  • Black
  • Cabbalistic
  • Camouflaged
  • Clandestine
  • Classified
  • Cloak-and-dagger
  • Closet
  • Coded
  • Concealed
  • Confidential
  • Conspiratorial
  • Covert
  • Cryptic
  • Disguised
  • Enciphered
  • Encoded
  • Esoteric
  • Furtive
  • Hidden
  • Hole-and-corner
  • Hush-hush
  • Inconspicuous
  • Invisible
  • Isolated
  • Lonely
  • Mum
  • Mysterious
  • Not to be disclosed
  • Not to be made public
  • Off the beaten track
  • Off the record
  • Out of the way
  • Private
  • Recondite
  • Remote
  • Restricted
  • Secluded
  • Sequestered
  • Sheltered
  • Shifty
  • Shrouded
  • Sly
  • Sneaky
  • Solitary
  • Stealthy
  • Strictly confidential
  • Sub rosa
  • Surreptitious
  • Top secret
  • Tucked away
  • Uncommunicated
  • Under wraps
  • Undercover
  • Underground
  • Underhand
  • Undisclosed
  • Undisturbed
  • Unfrequented
  • Unknown
  • Unnoticeable
  • Unofficial
  • Unpublished
  • Unrevealed
  • Untold
  • Cut-off

2. clandestine

  • Black
  • Clandestine
  • Cloak-and-dagger
  • Closet
  • Conspiratorial
  • Covert
  • Furtive
  • Hidden
  • Hole-and-corner
  • Shifty
  • Shrouded
  • Sly
  • Sneaky
  • Stealthy
  • Surreptitious
  • Undercover
  • Underground
  • Underhand
  • Hush-hush

3. uncommunicative

  • Clamlike
  • Close-mouthed
  • Close
  • Introvert
  • Introverted
  • Media-shy
  • Non-communicative
  • Private
  • Quiet
  • Reserved
  • Reticent
  • Secretive
  • Self-contained
  • Silent
  • Taciturn
  • Tight-lipped
  • Uncommunicative
  • Unforthcoming
  • Discreet

4. confidential matter

  • Confidence
  • Confidential matter
  • Private affair
  • Skeleton in the closet
  • Skeleton in the cupboard
  • Secret

5. mystery

  • Conundrum
  • Enigma
  • Mystery
  • Paradox
  • Poser
  • Problem
  • Puzzle
  • Question
  • Riddle
  • Question mark

6. recipe

  • Answer
  • Blueprint
  • Formula
  • Key
  • Magic formula
  • Recipe
  • Solution