SECRETES Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

secretes

verb

present tense third-person singular of secrete

as in conceals

to put into a hiding place the police found the weapon secreted under the driver's seat of the getaway car

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Recent Examples of secretes This fascinating plant secretes a sweet-smelling nectar along the edges of its leaves to attract ants, spiders, crickets, and other bugs. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026 The pancreas secretes insulin after a meal to lower blood sugar levels. — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026 Normal weight on the outside, visceral fat within —which secretes inflammatory compounds silently destroying arteries. — Aditi Kantipuly, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026 But a new study from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that donkeys’ skin secretes a chemical that ticks avoid. — Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025 The extra fat tissue secretes more estrogen in the body, which can help cancer cells grow and multiply. — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025

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Co-created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, Blue Eye Samurai follows the story of Mizu, a samurai who conceals her gender and mixed-race heritage after facing a life of discrimination, on a personal quest for revenge.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 21 Aug. 2026
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus initially conceals his identity as the Messiah from even his closest disciples.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of conceals

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Every trick that gamed the old algorithm is now detected, and most of it actively buries your content.

— Tammy Homegardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.

— Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026

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Walruses were once hunted in vast numbers, for their blubber, hides and ivory, driving them close to extinction in Svalbard’s waters, before hunting was banned in 1952.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
There clearly continues to be something very evocative about the idea that all the mundane pop-culture ephemera from one’s youth hides something darker.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

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