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secret vs password

password vs secret

secret and password both are nouns.

secret is an adjective but password is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
secret Yes Yes No No
password Yes No No No
As nouns, password is a hyponym of secret; that is, password is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than secret:
  • secret: information known only to a special group
  • password: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
secret (noun) password (noun)
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
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) password (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 password

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