Words That Mean Secret and Concealed
Clandestine is organised secrecy, furtive is the behaviour of someone hiding something, surreptitious is the act done unseen.
8 words
- Abscondverb
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- Clandestineadjective
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
- Covertadjective
secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
- Crypticadjective
having a secret or hidden meaning; ; ; - John Gunther
- Dissembleverb
make believe with the intent to deceive
- Esotericadjective
confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
- Furtiveadjective
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
- Surreptitiousadjective
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
Study these against
A word’s meaning sharpens against its opposite. These sets are the ones worth holding beside secret and concealed.