Synonyms for open secret
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1. open secretnoun

   Synonyms:
   secret of Polichinelle

2. open secretnoun

   A fact that is widely known, but not acknowledged openly.

   Synonyms:
   secret of Polichinelle

3. open secretnoun

   Information that is not widely known, despite being freely available.

   Synonyms:
   secret of Polichinelle

Princeton's WordNet

1. open secretnoun

   something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known

   "their love affair was an open secret"

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1. Albert Einstein:

   The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the Prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this.

2. United States:

   It is an open secret in Hong Kong that the forces protesting the extradition bill have been sponsored by the United States.

3. Tom Hayes:

   I could've done a million things to reduce the trail, the practice was tried and tested, it was so endemic within the bank (UBS), I just thought ... this can't be a big issue because everybody knows about it ... (it was) such an open secret.

4. Robin Dreeke:

   Open secret is a good way to put it, i think they think it’s more of a secret than we do.

5. Bill Priestap:

   The Chinese's an open secret that relevant Bill Priestap government agencies have long engaged in large-scale and organized cyber theft and surveillance against foreign governments, companies and individuals, the' cyber theft' accusations against The Chinese by Bill Priestap are purely groundless counter-charges and can deceive no one but The Chinese.