hidden
Kept from view
Hidden describes something concealed, out of sight, or not readily apparent.
A hidden door is disguised or obscured.
Hidden costs aren't obvious until you look closely.
Hidden motives lie beneath surface behavior.
There's a hidden meaning in the poem.
The word is the past participle of hide, used as an adjective: The keys were hidden under the mat.
Concealment through visual blending
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- maskFace-worn concealment
- veilFabric that obscures
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
cover · cloak · obscure · bury · cache · stash · secrete · smuggle
Something unexplained or unknown
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
classified · cryptic · arcane · esoteric · occult · underground · black market · illicit
Inactive but capable
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
innate · inherent · embryonic · nascent · incipient · undeveloped · unrealized · untapped
Not perceived visually
- vanishCease to be visible
- disappearPass from visibility
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- imperceptibleCannot be sensed
unnoticed · overlooked · transparent · ghostly · phantom · spectral · ethereal · indistinct
Understood without words
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
- impliedSuggested without stating
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
unvoiced · silent · mute · wordless · between the lines · understood · inferred · suggested
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
shroud · cover · cloak · obscure · bury · cache · stash · secrete · smuggle · screen
mystery
Something unexplained or unknown
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
confidential · classified · cryptic · arcane · esoteric · occult · underground · black market · illicit · forbidden
dormant
Inactive but capable
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
unexpressed · innate · inherent · embryonic · nascent · incipient · undeveloped · unrealized · untapped · lurking
unseen
Not perceived visually
- vanishCease to be visible
- disappearPass from visibility
- undetectableImpossible to notice
imperceptible · unnoticed · overlooked · transparent · ghostly · phantom · spectral · ethereal · indistinct · faint
tacit
Understood without words
unexpressed · unvoiced · silent · mute · wordless · between the lines · understood · inferred · suggested · hinted
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
safe house · retreat · shelter · bolt-hole · bunker · lair · den · secret room · trapdoor · priest hole
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- binary statesyes, no, true, false, on
- concealmentconceal, concealing, concealed, cloaking, cover up
- confidentialconfidential, secret, private, classified, undisclosed
- linesstraight line, line, dotted line, dashed line, solid line
- mysteriesmystery, enigma, enigmas, puzzle, riddle
hiddenexposed
Out in open
uncovered · revealed · bare · unconcealed · out in the open
- hidden awayStored out of view
- hidden treasureConcealed valuables awaiting discovery
- hidden agendaUndisclosed true purpose
- hidden cameraConcealed recording device
- hidden gemsOverlooked quality things
- hidden meaningUnspoken message beneath surface
hidden Markov models, hidden variables, hiddenness, hidden agenda, hidden agendas, hidden gem, hidden gems, hidden asset