Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with secret in American Collocation
secret
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈsikrət/
not told to anyone
closely-guarded
deep
hidden
well-guarded
well-kept
All the liqueurs are made to our own recipes which are closely-guarded family secrets.
concerning personal matters
innermost
intimate
Our unconscious world has the power to reveal our innermost secrets.
concerning bad or illegal behaviour
dark
deadly
dirty
dreadful
guilty
shameful
shocking
sinister
sordid
terrible
This has been the west’s ‘dirty little secret’ ever since President Roosevelt’s time.
tell people a secret
betray
disclose
divulge
give away
leak
let slip
let someone in on
reveal
share
Putin’s government accused the former naval officer of divulging state secrets.
discover a secret
find out
learn
steal
uncover
unearth
unlock
Retracing her path, he unearths a terrible secret about a woman he never truly knew.
not let others find out
bury
conceal
guard
harbour
hide
keep
His eldest son harbours a guilty secret.