hidden world
Concealed parallel existence
A hidden world is a realm or domain that exists beyond ordinary perception or awareness.
The phrase suggests something concealed yet substantial—a secret society, an underground scene, a parallel existence most people never encounter: She discovered the hidden world of competitive bird-watching.
Often implies revelation or initiation: The documentary exposed the hidden world of industrial farming.
- secretConcealed information
- secret passageConcealed route through structure
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- parallel universeHypothetical coexisting separate reality
realm · dimension · shadow realm · portal · rabbit hole · through the looking glass · veil · behind the curtain · concealed · mysterious · shadow · beneath · under the surface · otherworld · passage · doorway · enchanted · forgotten
- Urban Fantasyvampires, werewolves, witches, faeries, demons
- fantasy magicmagic wand, crystal ball, flying broom, love potion, invisibility cloak
- Fantasy RealmsNarnia, Middle-earth, Hogwarts, Oz, Neverland
- worldsearth, planet, realm, kingdom, dimension
hidden worldpublic sphere
Realm of civic discourse
open world · public life · plain sight · public domain · common knowledge
hidden, world, hide, hides, hiding, hiddenness, worlds, worldly, worldliness