in secret in·sec·ret uncommon adverb 1. in secrecy; not openly “met secretly to discuss the invasion plans” “the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library” “they arranged to meet in secret” Synonymssecretlyin secreton the Q.T.on the QT WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.