coded message
Encrypted written transmission
A coded message is communication that conceals its true meaning from unintended readers—through cipher, substitution, or agreed-upon signals.
Spies exchange coded messages; so do lovers passing notes.
The phrase also describes speech with hidden implications: His comment about "family values" was a coded message to conservative voters.
- cipherHidden writing system
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
- secretConcealed information
- crypticObscure in meaning
- hidden meaningUnspoken message beneath surface
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coded messagepublic announcement
Official communication to all
open letter · broadcast · press release · open communication · plain speech
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