secret vs clandestine

clandestine vs secret

secret is a noun but clandestine is not a noun.

secret and clandestine both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
secret	Yes	Yes	No	No
clandestine	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, secret and clandestine are synonyms defined as:

secret and clandestine: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

Other synonyms of secret include cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, surreptitious, undercover, underground.

secret (noun)	clandestine (noun)
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
information known only to a special group

secret (adjective)	clandestine (adjective)
the next to highest level of official classification for documents	conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
not open or public; kept private or not revealed
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
not expressed
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
not openly made known
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
designed to elude detection
indulging only covertly
hidden from general view or use
communicated covertly

Difference between secret and clandestine

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