top secret
adjective
1
: protected by a high degree of secrecy
a top secret weapon
a top secret meeting
2
a
: 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.
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In that film, Cassian learns about a high-ranking Imperial officer, Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen), leaking a message to his daughter, Jyn (Felicity Jones), about the existence of a top secret super-weapon, aka the Death Star.
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 14 May 2025
Ranking member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) noted earlier in Wednesday’s hearing that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence classification guidelines say advanced war plans should be top secret.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
But there's a fascinating set of new patches Chinese officials released for a series of launches with top secret satellites over the last two months.
—ArsTechnica, 17 May 2025
But that assumes that there aren't all kinds of top secret systems installed.
—A Martínez, NPR, 14 May 2025
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 14 May 2025
Ranking member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) noted earlier in Wednesday’s hearing that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence classification guidelines say advanced war plans should be top secret.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
But there's a fascinating set of new patches Chinese officials released for a series of launches with top secret satellites over the last two months.
—ArsTechnica, 17 May 2025
But that assumes that there aren't all kinds of top secret systems installed.
—A Martínez, NPR, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for top secret
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20secret. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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