top secret
adjective
1
: protected by a high degree of secrecy
a top secret weapon
a top secret meeting
2
a
: containing or being information whose unauthorized disclosure could result in exceptionally grave danger to the nation
top secret messages
compare confidential, secret
b
: of or relating to top secret documents
a top secret clearance
Examples of top secret in a Sentence
The mission is top secret.
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The exact date of the wedding and related events are top secret, further fueling local frustrations.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Though details of the Bezos-Sánchez wedding are top secret, according to Vogue, the guest list could include celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Katy Perry — Sánchez’s crewmate on an April spaceflight by Bezos’ Blue Origin — and at least some of the Kardashians.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 16 June 2025
As with all previous contests, the vote remained top secret and little will be known in the wider world about the new leader of the Catholic church.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 May 2025
David Slater, 64, who had top secret clearance at his job at the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, pleaded guilty to a single count before a federal magistrate judge in Omaha on Thursday.
—CBS News, 14 July 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Though details of the Bezos-Sánchez wedding are top secret, according to Vogue, the guest list could include celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Katy Perry — Sánchez’s crewmate on an April spaceflight by Bezos’ Blue Origin — and at least some of the Kardashians.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 16 June 2025
As with all previous contests, the vote remained top secret and little will be known in the wider world about the new leader of the Catholic church.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 May 2025
David Slater, 64, who had top secret clearance at his job at the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, pleaded guilty to a single count before a federal magistrate judge in Omaha on Thursday.
—CBS News, 14 July 2025
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20secret. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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