top secret
adjectiveDefinition of top secret
1
: protected by a high degree of secrecy
a top secret weapon a top secret meeting
2a
: containing or being information whose unauthorized disclosure could result in exceptionally grave danger to the nation
top secret messages
— compare confidential, secret
b
: of or relating to top secret documents
a top secret clearance
Examples of top secret in a Sentence
The mission is top secret.
Recent Examples on the Web
Then there was that top secret Giambattista Valli couture capsule which damn near broke the internet. — Channing Hargrove, refinery29.com, "H&M Will Debut Its First Chinese Designer Capsule Collection This Fall," 23 July 2019 Communications under each level of classification—official, secret and top secret—are sent through different communications systems. — Michael R. Gordon, WSJ, "Kim Darroch Resigns as U.K. Ambassador to U.S. After Leaked Cables," 10 July 2019 While the activists may not see any UFOs, the top secret base has seen its share of unusual aircraft over the years. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Very Real Aircraft of Area 51," 19 July 2019 The position, which typically runs for a year, would have required him to obtain a top secret security clearance, NSA spokesman Christopher Augustine said. — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, "Capital Gazette shooting suspect's anger flared, and fell silent. Then, police say, it exploded," 8 July 2018 The Intercept, an online news outlet, published a copy of the top secret report shortly before Winner’s arrest was made public. — BostonGlobe.com, "NSA Contractor Accused in Leak Pleads Guilty," 27 June 2018 The 33-year-old airman, who worked as a lead surveillance analyst on a base in New Mexico had a top secret security clearance, according to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. — Meagan Flynn, courant.com, "Airman with top-secret clearance, who disappeared in 1983, is discovered living in California," 11 June 2018 Their contents are fiercely guarded, top secret, and largely tax-free. — Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Longreads, "Tax-Free Storage Wars," 29 May 2018 Sources say security guards are patrolling the studio to make sure the rehearsals remain top secret. — Sydney Scott, Essence.com, "The Quick Read: Fans Cheer Fabolous Following Release Of Violent Video," 2 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'top secret.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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