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top secret

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌtɑp ˈsikrət/ · UK /ˌtɒp ˈsiːkrət/

top secret means: Kept completely hidden from people who are not involved.

adjective

STRICTLY PRIVATEB2

Kept completely hidden from people who are not involved.

  • Our birthday plans are top secret.
  • The company formed a top-secret team to design the product.
  • Nobody would tell me about their top-secret project.

Similar words: secret, confidential

Opposites: public

Common phrases: top secret project, top secret plans, top secret recipe

GOVERNMENT SECRECYB2

Describing government information that only a few approved people may see because sharing it could cause serious harm.

  • These files are top secret.
  • She needed special permission to read the top-secret report.
  • The government kept the military plans top secret.

Similar words: highly classified

Common phrases: top secret documents, top secret information, top secret files

Questions about top secret

What does top secret mean?

Kept completely hidden from people who are not involved.

What is top secret in other languages?

Türkçe: çok gizli · Español: ultrasecreto · Français: ultrasecret · Deutsch: streng geheim · Italiano: segretissimo · 日本語: 極秘の

How do you pronounce top secret?

In American English /ˌtɑp ˈsikrət/; in British English /ˌtɒp ˈsiːkrət/.

How do you use top secret in a sentence?

Our birthday plans are top secret. The company formed a top-secret team to design the product.

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