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Detailed Translations for secretive from English to German

secretive:


Translation Matrix for secretive:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- close; closelipped; closemouthed; tightlipped
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hinterlistig behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand astute; bad; badly; banal; behind one's back; below the belt; bogus; bright; clever; coarse; crafty; cunning; double-tongued; dubious; evil-minded; faked; false; falsely; feigned; fictitious; foul; grimy; gross; indecent; ingenious; intelligent; jarring; low; macabre; malicious; mean; nasty; not genuine; obscure; offensive; ominous; pedestrian; problematic; questionable; ribald; roguish; rotten; sagacious; scary; scurvy; secretly; shabby; shady; sham; sharp; shifty; shrewd; sinister; skilful; skillful; slick; slimy; slippery; sly; smart; spooky; stealthily; stingy; suspect; suspicious; trite; trivial; uncertain; underhand; unmannerly; unreliable; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vicious; vile; vulgar; wily; wise; with evil intention
tückisch behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand bad; badly; base; bogus; cunning; despicable; disloyal; double-tongued; evil-minded; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; low; malicious; mean; nasty; niggardly; not genuine; scornful; secretly; sham; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; stealthily; stingy; underhand; vicious; vile; villainous; with evil intention

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Synonyms for "secretive":

  • close; closelipped; closemouthed; tightlipped; uncommunicative; incommunicative

Related Definitions for "secretive":

  1. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information1

Wiktionary Translations for secretive:

secretive
adjective
  1. having an inclination to secrecy

secret:

secret [the ~] nom

  1. the secret
    Geheimnis; Rätselhafte; Mysterium; Geheimnisvolle
  2. the secret (stealth; mystery; secrecy)

Translation Matrix for secret:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Geheimnis secret mysteriousness; mystery; secretiveness
Geheimnisvolle mystery; secrecy; secret; stealth concealment; hiding; hush up; secret one
Heimlichkeit mystery; secrecy; secret; stealth
Mysterium secret miracle; mysteriousness; mystery; secretiveness
Rätselhafte secret
- arcanum; closed book; enigma; mystery
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- clandestine; cloak-and-dagger; confidential; hidden; hole-and-corner; hugger-mugger; hush-hush; mysterious; mystic; mystical; occult; orphic; private; privy; secluded; surreptitious; unavowed; undercover; underground
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- clandestine; hidden
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
geheim clandestine; furtive; secret; sneaking; stealthy covertly; furtive; in secret; on the quiet; on the sly; secretly; sneakily; stealthily
heimlich clandestine; concealed; disguised; furtive; hidden; in disguise; secret; secretly; sneaking; stealthy; undisclosed; unseen; veiled clandestine; concealed; conciliatory; covertly; furtive; illegal; illegitimate; illicit; in secret; on the quiet; on the sly; pleasant; privately; secretly; sneakily; sneaking; stealthily; stealthy; underhand; underhanded
subkutan concealed; hidden; secret
unterbewußt concealed; hidden; secret subconscious; unconscious
unterschwellig concealed; hidden; secret
verblümt concealed; disguised; in disguise; secret; secretly; undisclosed; unseen; veiled acutely; smartly; subtly
verborgen concealed; hidden; secret concealed; covered; covertly; disguised; furtive; hidden; in secret; secretly; shrouded; sneakily; veiled
verschleiert concealed; disguised; in disguise; secret; secretly; undisclosed; unseen; veiled covered; disguised; shrouded; veiled
versteckt concealed; hidden; secret clandestine; concealed; covered; covertly; disguised; furtive; hidden; in secret; secretly; shrouded; sneakily; sneaking; stealthily; stealthy; veiled
verstohlen clandestine; furtive; secret; sneaking; stealthy clandestine; concealed; covertly; cunning; false; furtive; in secret; low; mean; nasty; on the quiet; on the sly; secretly; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; sneakily; sneaking; stealthily; stealthy; underhand; unmarked; unnoticed; vicious; vile

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Related Definitions for "secret":

  1. not openly made known1
    • a secret marriage1
    • a secret bride1
  2. the next to highest level of official classification for documents1
  3. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding1
    • the secret learning of the ancients1
  4. not expressed1
    • secret (or private) thoughts1
  5. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods1
    • secret missions1
    • a secret agent1
    • secret sales of arms1
  6. indulging only covertly1
    • a secret alcoholic1
  7. communicated covertly1
    • their secret signal was a wink1
    • secret messages1
  8. (of information) given in confidence or in secret1
    • their secret communications1
  9. hidden from general view or use1
    • a secret garden1
  10. designed to elude detection1
    • a secret passage1
    • the secret compartment in the desk1
  11. not open or public; kept private or not revealed1
    • a secret formula1
    • secret ingredients1
    • secret talks1
  12. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained1
    • it remains one of nature's secrets1
  13. information known only to a special group1
    • the secret of Cajun cooking1
  14. something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)1
    • the combination to the safe was a secret1
    • he tried to keep his drinking a secret1

Wiktionary Translations for secret:

secret
noun
  1. knowledge that is hidden
adjective
  1. being or kept hidden.
secret
adjective
  1. unverständlich oder unklar in der Ausdrucksweise oder Darstellung
  2. ganz heimlich
  3. im Verborgenen, ohne das Wissen anderer
  4. nicht für jedermann erkennbar
  5. der Zustand der Zurückgezogenheit, der Verborgenheit, der Heimlichkeit
noun
  1. Gaunersprache: unerlaubte, heimlich (oft in verschlüsselter Form) geschriebene Mitteilung eines Gefangener, die einem anderen oder Außenstehenden übermittelt wurde
  2. verborgene Handlung oder Information

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
secret geheim geheim — opzettelijk verborgen
secret Geheimnis geheim — informatie die verborgen wordt en bestemd is om dat te blijven
secret geheim secret — (Adj.) Qui n’est connu que d’une personne ou de fort peu de gens (Sens général)
secret Geheimnis; Hehl secret — Information connue d’un groupe réduit de personnes, qui est tenue d’être cachée (Sens général)

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