open secret

noun

Synonyms of open secret

: a supposedly secret but generally known matter

Examples of open secret in a Sentence

It's an open secret that he's been cheating on his wife.

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But McDaniel said Strauss' behavior had been an open secret for years. — CBS News, 4 June 2026 Hegseth’s rivalry with Driscoll is an open secret at the Pentagon. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 But the open secret is that, much as theoretical physicists cannot change a tire to save their lives, most AI researchers can’t so much as write a single line of C++. — Sheon Han, Wired News, 11 May 2026 Advertisement The futility of negotiations is now an open secret. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for open secret

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First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of open secret was in 1828

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open secret

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: something supposed to be a secret but in fact generally known

open secret

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