SECRETED Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in hidden

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verb

past tense of secrete

as in concealed

to put into a hiding place the police found the weapon secreted under the driver's seat of the getaway car

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The other is a bubbly substance scientists believe is secreted to smother small predators and/or wash them out of the shell. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Plus, distinct amounts of calcium and other ions, along with differences in how the slimes are secreted — give rise to the five varieties of mucus. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026 The pancreas, which lies between the liver and the stomach, makes special enzymes that are secreted into the intestines after a meal to help break down food particles. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026 Some peptides are naturally produced in the body, such as insulin; which is a hormone secreted by the pancreas that decreases blood sugar levels. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Within a year after moving in, the couple discovered the original house plans that had been secreted away. — R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Inside the trap-like leaf, digestive enzymes are secreted to break down the prey and absorb its nutrients. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026 Secret Bay, Dominica Sustainability meets luxury in Dominica, where this retreat offers 27 chic villas, either secreted within the rainforest or overlooking the sparkling Caribbean. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 Or, to put it in terms the Patriots understood, roughly 200,000 musket balls of metal were secreted away. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

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Everyone took the Meta keyword tag seriously and the practice of utilizing ‘white text on a white background’ to hide hidden keywords was a legitimate tactic that webmasters would use to include keywords in their website for search engine crawlers.

— Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
The 5-star LSU commitment answered 11 questions below ranging from extending Stephenson’s NFL legacy to his hidden talent.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of hidden

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Rigney and Gere play this back-and-forth perfectly, the instantly emerging tension between them barely concealed behind tight smiles.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
The suit also claims the companies failed to warn the public about the environmental and health risks of those chemicals and in many cases concealed the risks.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of concealed

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Art aficionados should consider The Georgian, which boasts its own gallery and hosts late-night jazz concerts and piano jams in its sultry subterranean restaurant, The Georgian Room.

— Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Perhaps the palm-tree mural emphasizes the open windowlessness of the subterranean, or the flat color dulls exertion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of subterranean

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The beloved pup died in 1840 and is buried on the grounds of Windsor Castle, per English Heritage.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Also this week, the county coroner’s office released partially redacted reports confirming that all nine of the people died from asphyxiation after being buried under the snow.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of buried

Adjective

Fossil saw a 57% lift in brand recall among users exposed to Fossil creative across premium video inventory versus unexposed users.

— Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 12 May 2026
In the unexposed areas, the biogel stem cell mixture remains, and this is where the potential for creating a functional human liver resides.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of unexposed

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Many of the technologies that underpin modern military operations can trace their origins back to these classified programs.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
The Department of Defense has signed standard operational agreements tapping major providers—including Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Oracle, and Nvidia—to deploy their frontier AI tools onto classified military networks.

— Alex Capri, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of classified

Adjective

My grandparents have found that compression socks help relieve some of the discomfort and swelling that comes from prolonged restricted movement by stimulating circulation in your legs.

— Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
The committee would give recommendations for the restricted funds accounts, and any action would need to be approved by the board or the congregation.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

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