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单词 top secret
释义

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

Example Sentences

The mission is top secret.
Recent Examples on the Web The list states some documents bearing classification markings ranging from confidential to top secret were found intermingled with newspaper clippings, photographs and other documents. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2022 Kate Middleton and Prince William are solving some top secret puzzles...with the help of their kids! Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 Between May 16 and May 18, agents examined the boxes that had been provided to the archives and found 184 documents bearing classification markings, the filing said, including 25 marked at the highly classified level of top secret. Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 The plant would be just 12-miles from the Grand Forks Air Force Base – home to top secret drone technology. Alexis Mcadams, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022 One set had the highest level of classification, top secret/sensitive compartmented information. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 As for classification level, the ranges are from confidential to top secret to special handling categories, the person added. Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2022 The plot of Nope—seemingly a sci-fi…thriller?—was top secret, but Keke Palmer was allowed to talk about what Peele’s movies, like Get Out and Us, have meant to her as a Black woman in the audience and in the industry. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 July 2022 Prosecutors argue that much of the information allegedly passed on to Francis by the defendants and other naval officers was S (secret) and TS (top secret). Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1

top secret

adjective

as in restricted
kept completely hidden from the public by high government officials top secret documents The mission is top secret.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • restricted
  • confidential
  • personal
  • classified
  • private
  • esoteric
  • intimate
  • inside
  • secret
  • silent
  • undercover
  • clandestine
  • undisclosed
  • nonpublic
  • underground
  • unmentioned
  • closet
  • unsaid
  • untold
  • covert
  • sneak
  • surreptitious
  • hush-hush
  • concealed
  • privy
  • sneaky
  • conspiratorial
  • unadvertised
  • behind-the-scenes
  • silenced
  • suppressed
  • furtive
  • unannounced
  • collusive
  • stealthy
  • closeted
  • occult
  • underhanded
  • underhand
  • sneaking
  • stifled
  • backstage
  • hushed
  • offstage
  • hugger-mugger
  • repressed
  • offscreen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • general
  • current
  • broadcast
  • advertised
  • popular
  • widespread
  • prevalent
  • disclosed
  • well-known
  • vulgar
  • heralded
  • blazed
  • prevailing
  • publicized
  • declared
  • reported
  • announced
  • aired
  • proclaimed
  • published
  • professed
  • common
  • communal
  • rife
  • spotlighted
  • promulgated
  • public
  • open
  • divulged
  • enunciated
  • shared
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