Existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality

• clandestine

  1. Kept or done in secret, often to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
  2. Kept secret or hidden, esp. for some illicit purpose; surreptitious; furtive

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  1. Kept or done in secret, often to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
  2. Kept secret or hidden, esp. for some illicit purpose; surreptitious; furtive

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• cloak-and-dagger

  1. Marked by melodramatic intrigue and often by espionage.
  2. Of or characteristic of the activities of spies and undercover agents, esp. as extravagantly depicted in popular suspense fiction

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  1. Marked by melodramatic intrigue and often by espionage.
  2. Of or characteristic of the activities of spies and undercover agents, esp. as extravagantly depicted in popular suspense fiction

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• huggermugger

  1. Confused; muddled; jumbled
  2. Alternative form of hugger-mugger.
  3. (Archaic) Secret

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  1. Confused; muddled; jumbled
  2. Alternative form of hugger-mugger.
  3. (Archaic) Secret

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• secret

  1. Not revealing a secret or not given to revealing secrets:
  2. Kept hidden from knowledge or view; concealed:
  3. Not expressed; inward:

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  1. Not revealing a secret or not given to revealing secrets:
  2. Kept hidden from knowledge or view; concealed:
  3. Not expressed; inward:

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• sub rosa

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• undercover

  1. Conducted in secret or through the use of subterfuge, as in a police investigation or in spying:
  2. Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.
  3. Performed or happening in secret.

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  1. Conducted in secret or through the use of subterfuge, as in a police investigation or in spying:
  2. Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.
  3. Performed or happening in secret.

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• hush-hush

  1. Secret, not spoken of (spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders).
  2. (Informal) Very secret; most confidential

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  1. Secret, not spoken of (spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders).
  2. (Informal) Very secret; most confidential

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Lying beyond what is obvious or avowed

• buried

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• concealed

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• hidden

  1. Invisible or unapparent.
  2. Obscure.
  3. That has been hidden.

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  1. Invisible or unapparent.
  2. Obscure.
  3. That has been hidden.

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• obscured

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• ulterior

  1. Further; more remote; esp., beyond what is expressed, implied, or evident; undisclosed
  2. Lying beyond or outside the area of immediate interest.
  3. Lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or avowed, especially being concealed intentionally so as to deceive:

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  1. Further; more remote; esp., beyond what is expressed, implied, or evident; undisclosed
  2. Lying beyond or outside the area of immediate interest.
  3. Lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or avowed, especially being concealed intentionally so as to deceive:

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Something that physically protects, especially from danger

• asylum

  1. A place where one is safe and secure; refuge
  2. Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country.
  3. A place offering protection and safety; a shelter.

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  1. A place where one is safe and secure; refuge
  2. Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country.
  3. A place offering protection and safety; a shelter.

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• cover

  1. A shelter for protection, as from gunfire
  2. Shelter or protection:
  3. Strategic protection given by armed units during hostile action:

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  1. A shelter for protection, as from gunfire
  2. Shelter or protection:
  3. Strategic protection given by armed units during hostile action:

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• harbor

  1. A protected inlet, or branch of a sea, lake, etc., where ships can anchor, esp. one with port facilities
  2. A place of refuge, safety, etc.; retreat; shelter
  3. A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships.

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  1. A protected inlet, or branch of a sea, lake, etc., where ships can anchor, esp. one with port facilities
  2. A place of refuge, safety, etc.; retreat; shelter
  3. A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships.

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• haven

  1. A harbor or anchorage; a port.
  2. A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary.

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  1. A harbor or anchorage; a port.
  2. A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary.

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• protection

  1. Payment made by racketeers to officials or law enforcement to avoid arrest or prosecution.
  2. Something that lowers the risk of pregnancy or infection, especially the use of a condom.
  3. One that protects:

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  1. Payment made by racketeers to officials or law enforcement to avoid arrest or prosecution.
  2. Something that lowers the risk of pregnancy or infection, especially the use of a condom.
  3. One that protects:

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• refuge

  1. Shelter or protection from danger, difficulty, etc.
  2. An expedient to secure protection or defence.
  3. Protection or shelter, as from danger or hardship:

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  1. Shelter or protection from danger, difficulty, etc.
  2. An expedient to secure protection or defence.
  3. Protection or shelter, as from danger or hardship:

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• retreat

  1. The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller:
  2. An organized group withdrawal from regular activities for a given purpose, as by colleagues meeting away from the office and engaging in exercises for promoting teamwork, creativity, etc.
  3. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:

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  1. The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller:
  2. An organized group withdrawal from regular activities for a given purpose, as by colleagues meeting away from the office and engaging in exercises for promoting teamwork, creativity, etc.
  3. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:

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• sanctuary

  1. A holy place, as a building set aside for worship of the divinity or of one or more deities
  2. A particularly holy place within a church or temple, as the part around the altar, the holy of holies in the Jewish Temple, etc.
  3. A place of refuge or protection; asylum: orig., fugitives from justice were immune from arrest in churches or other sacred places

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  1. A holy place, as a building set aside for worship of the divinity or of one or more deities
  2. A particularly holy place within a church or temple, as the part around the altar, the holy of holies in the Jewish Temple, etc.
  3. A place of refuge or protection; asylum: orig., fugitives from justice were immune from arrest in churches or other sacred places

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• shelter

  1. The state of being covered or protected; protection; refuge
  2. A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.
  3. Something that covers or protects; protection, or place affording protection, as from the elements or danger

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  1. The state of being covered or protected; protection; refuge
  2. A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.
  3. Something that covers or protects; protection, or place affording protection, as from the elements or danger

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A hiding place

• den

  1. A secluded room for study or relaxation.
  2. A small, cozy room in a house, where a person can be alone to read, work, etc.
  3. A hidden or squalid dwelling place:

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  1. A secluded room for study or relaxation.
  2. A small, cozy room in a house, where a person can be alone to read, work, etc.
  3. A hidden or squalid dwelling place:

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• hideaway

  1. A secluded or isolated place.
  2. A place where one can hide, be secluded, etc.
  3. A hiding place, somewhere you can go to get away from other people

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  1. A secluded or isolated place.
  2. A place where one can hide, be secluded, etc.
  3. A hiding place, somewhere you can go to get away from other people

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• hide-out

  1. (Informal) A hiding place, as for gangsters
  2. Alternative spelling of hideout.
  3. A place to hide

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  1. (Informal) A hiding place, as for gangsters
  2. Alternative spelling of hideout.
  3. A place to hide

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• lair

  1. A bed or resting place of a wild animal; den
  2. The den or dwelling of a wild animal.
  3. A den or hideaway.

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  1. A bed or resting place of a wild animal; den
  2. The den or dwelling of a wild animal.
  3. A den or hideaway.

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A thicket

• copse

  1. A thicket of small trees or shrubs; a coppice.

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  1. A thicket of small trees or shrubs; a coppice.

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• underwood

  1. Underbrush
  2. Underbrush, undergrowth
  3. The underbrush or understory of a forest.

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  1. Underbrush
  2. Underbrush, undergrowth
  3. The underbrush or understory of a forest.

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• bushes

  1. Plural form of bush

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  1. Plural form of bush

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A shelter or hiding place

• shield

  1. (--- Physics) A wall or housing of concrete or lead built around a nuclear reactor to prevent the escape of radiation.
  2. A flat, usually broad, piece of metal, wood, etc., carried in the hand or worn on the forearm to ward off blows or missiles
  3. A decorative emblem that often serves to identify an organization or a government.

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  1. (--- Physics) A wall or housing of concrete or lead built around a nuclear reactor to prevent the escape of radiation.
  2. A flat, usually broad, piece of metal, wood, etc., carried in the hand or worn on the forearm to ward off blows or missiles
  3. A decorative emblem that often serves to identify an organization or a government.

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• asylum

  1. An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments, who require organized supervision or assistance.
  2. (Obs.) A sanctuary, as a temple, where criminals, debtors, etc. were safe from arrest
  3. The protection given by a sanctuary or refuge or by one country to refugees from another country

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  1. An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments, who require organized supervision or assistance.
  2. (Obs.) A sanctuary, as a temple, where criminals, debtors, etc. were safe from arrest
  3. The protection given by a sanctuary or refuge or by one country to refugees from another country

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• harbor

  1. A place of refuge, safety, etc.; retreat; shelter
  2. A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships.
  3. A protected inlet, or branch of a sea, lake, etc., where ships can anchor, esp. one with port facilities

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  1. A place of refuge, safety, etc.; retreat; shelter
  2. A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships.
  3. A protected inlet, or branch of a sea, lake, etc., where ships can anchor, esp. one with port facilities

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