secret vs information

secret and information both are nouns.

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

As nouns, information is a hypernym of secret; that is, information is a word with a broader meaning than secret:

secret: something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
information: a message received and understood

Other hypernyms of secret include info.

As nouns, information is a hypernym of secret; that is, information is a word with a broader meaning than secret:

Other hypernyms of secret include info.

secret (noun)	information (noun)
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained	(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)	knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
information known only to a special group	a message received and understood
	formal accusation of a crime
	a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

secret (adjective)	information (adjective)
the next to highest level of official classification for documents
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