best-kept secret

noun

Something interesting or important but not well-known.

“Forget the Great Wall - Beijing's best-kept secret is its crazy taxi drivers.”

Opposite
worst-kept secret
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Meanings

nounbest-kept secret (plural best-kept secrets)

plural best-kept secrets

  1. idiomaticSomething interesting or important but not well-known.

    Forget the Great Wall - Beijing's best-kept secret is its crazy taxi drivers.

    Antonyms: worst-kept secret

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomething interesting or important but not well-known.

Opposite
worst-kept secret

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鮮為人知的事 /鲜为人知的事, 最棒的秘境
  • 鮮為人知的事 /鲜为人知的事 (xiǎnwéirénzhī de shì)something interesting or important but not well-known
  • 最棒的秘境 (zuì bàng de mì jìng)something interesting or important but not well-known
Finnish varjelluin salaisuus
  • varjelluin salaisuussomething interesting or important but not well-known
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“best-kept secret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/best-kept%20secret. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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