secret vs mystery

mystery vs secret

secret and mystery both are nouns.

secret is an adjective but mystery is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, secret and mystery are synonyms defined as:

secret and mystery: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

Other synonyms of secret include closed book, enigma.

secret (noun)	mystery (noun)
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)	a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
information known only to a special group

secret (adjective)	mystery (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

Difference between secret and mystery

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