Classified Information Terminology

noun the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed

• The company operates with a strict policy of secrecy when it comes to their new product developments.
• Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. I promise to keep it in secrecy.
• We need to keep this under wraps, total secrecy is key here.
• His emotions were buried deep within him, shrouded in a cloak of secrecy.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

• The details of the new project are classified as top secret.
• I can't tell you about it, it's top secret.
• I heard a rumor about something top secret going on at the office.
• Her thoughts were like a top secret file, locked away and hidden from everyone else.

noun a word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective describing a category or item that has not been categorized or classified

• The unclassified documents were carefully reviewed by the committee.
• I couldn't find anything interesting in those unclassified files.
• Dude, did you check out those unclassified papers yet?
• Her thoughts were like unclassified information, scattered and disorganized.