secret vs occult

occult vs secret

secret and occult both are nouns.

secret and occult both are adjectives.

secret is not a verb while occult is a verb.

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

As adjectives, secret and occult are synonyms defined as:

secret and occult: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

Other synonyms of secret include mysterious, mystic, mystical, orphic.

secret (noun)	occult (noun)
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained	supernatural practices and techniques
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)	supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
information known only to a special group

secret (adjective)	occult (adjective)
the next to highest level of official classification for documents	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
not open or public; kept private or not revealed	hidden and difficult to see
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

secret (verb)	occult (verb)
	hide from view
	cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
	become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished

Difference between secret and occult

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