Meanings
adjectivetop secret (not comparable)
alternative top-secret
- not comparablegovernmentInformation classified at one of the highest levels of sensitivity by a government, based on an assessment that it would cause exceptionally grave damage to national security if disclosed.
NSA's report on the Liberty incident was originally classified top secret.
1 more example
'Well, here's the dope, Bill.' He handed over the black folder with the red star which stood for Top Secret.
1953, Ian Fleming, “Number 007”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 23 - not comparableA level of security clearance needed to access such information.
- figurativelynot comparablePertaining to any especially sensitive closed-room activities.
Steve Jobs set up a top secret team to design the Macintosh.
nountop secret (plural top secrets)
plural top secrets
- A secret that is classed as "top secret"; top-secret information.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 絕對機密 /绝对机密, 絕密 /绝密
- 絕對機密 /绝对机密 (juéduì jīmì)information classified at the highest level
- 絕密 /绝密 (juémì)information classified at the highest level
Czech přísně tajné
- přísně tajnéinformation classified at the highest level
Dutch topgeheim
- topgeheiminformation classified at the highest level
Finnish huippusalainen
- huippusalaineninformation classified at the highest level
French ultra-secret, top-secret
- ultra-secretinformation classified at the highest level
- top-secretinformation classified at the highest level
German streng geheim
- streng geheiminformation classified at the highest level
Greek άκρως απόρρητο
- άκρως απόρρητο (ákros apórrito)information classified at the highest level
Hindi अतिगुप्त
- अतिगुप्त (atigupt)information classified at the highest level
Japanese 極秘
- 極秘 (gokuhi)information classified at the highest level
Norwegian Bokmål topphemmelig
- topphemmeliginformation classified at the highest level
Polish ściśle tajny
- ściśle tajnyinformation classified at the highest level
Portuguese ultrassecreto
- ultrassecretoinformation classified at the highest level
Russian соверше́нно секре́тный, совсекре́тный
- соверше́нно секре́тный (soveršénno sekrétnyj)information classified at the highest level
- совсекре́тный (sovsekrétnyj)information classified at the highest level
Slovak prísne tajné
- prísne tajnéinformation classified at the highest level
Spanish ultrasecreto, altamente confidencial
- ultrasecretoinformation classified at the highest level
- altamente confidencialinformation classified at the highest level
Swedish kvalhemlig
- kvalhemliginformation classified at the highest level
Thai ลับสุดยอด
- ลับสุดยอดinformation classified at the highest level
Turkish çok gizli
- çok gizliinformation classified at the highest level
Ukrainian надсекре́тний
- надсекре́тний (nadsekrétnyj)information classified at the highest level
Vietnamese tối mật
- tối mậtinformation classified at the highest level
Cite this entry
APA
top secret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20secret
MLA
“top secret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20secret. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top secret,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20secret.
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