Home › Words › P › pseudosecretpseudosecretpseudosecret means A supposed secret that is not actually secret; open secret.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pseudosecret ranks #12,629 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom pseudo- + secret.nounA supposed secret that is not actually secret; open secret.e.g.“For a real secret he substitutes a pseudosecret, though in doing so he cannot help telling the attentive reader that there is a secret there.” — 1983, Frank Kermode, Essays on Fiction: 1971-82, page 147:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pseudonation 62% match — An entity that falsely purports or is purported to be a nation. vs pseudosecret →nonsecret 61% match — Not secret vs pseudosecret →unsecret 61% match — Not secret. vs pseudosecret →pseudocommunal 60% match — Apparently, but not actually, communal; characteristic of pseudocommunity. vs pseudosecret →nonsecrecy 60% match — Lack of secrecy; openness. vs pseudosecret →pseudosilent 60% match — Apparently, but not actually, silent. vs pseudosecret →nonsecretive 59% match — Not secretive. vs pseudosecret →unsecrecy 58% match — Lack of secrecy; openness. vs pseudosecret →