secret's
Concealed information's possessive
Secret's is the possessive form of secret, indicating something belonging to or associated with a secret.
It appears in phrases like a secret's power lies in who knows it or the secret's out—this latter expression, short for "the secret is out," announcing that hidden information has been revealed.
One who guards
- holderOne who possesses
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- bearerOne who conveys something
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
trustee · owner · custodian · protector · steward · recipient · sharer · revealer
Surprising disclosed truth
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- exposureState of being unprotected
- discoveryAct of finding something
- leakEscape through a breach
betrayal · confession · admission · telling · sharing · spreading · consequence · aftermath
Something unexplained or unknown
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- depthDistance below surface
- darknessTotal absence of light
nature · power · significance · importance · gravity · sensitivity · delicacy · potency
keeper
One who guards
confidant · trustee · owner · custodian · protector · steward · recipient · sharer · revealer · confessor
revelation
Surprising disclosed truth
leak · betrayal · confession · admission · telling · sharing · spreading · consequence · aftermath · fallout
mystery
Something unexplained or unknown
darkness · nature · power · significance · importance · gravity · sensitivity · delicacy · potency · danger
- top secretHighest classification level
- secret agentClandestine government operative
- secret codeEncrypted communication system
- dark secretConcealed shameful knowledge
- dirty secretConcealed shameful information
- open secretKnown fact nobody admits