Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "secretary" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

boss

Typical Location

loby

Capable Of

agree with boss answer phone answer telephone book appointment forward message forward message to boss mail letter make appointment mean to organize office note appointment note boss needs note down note time called in open mail organize papers and folders page page clerk page on intercom page on phone receive message record minutes record minutes of meeting sort through file supply with office supplies take message write letter write memo

Derived Terms

Home Secretary Secretary General class secretary foreign secretary general secretary nonsecretary press secretary secretarial secretary bird secretary desk secretary hand secretary problem secretary spread secretaryess secretaryless secretarylike secretaryship social secretary subsecretary undersecretary

Has Part

boss

Context

capitalized us

Has Property

working late

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

assistant chief confidant desk head help helper intimate supporter top dog

Type Of (IsA)

administrative staff person assistant assistant to white collar worker desk head

Not Desires

indecisive boss

Receives Action

found at reception desk found in office

Related Terms

secret secretariat secretion secretive secretory stenographer tabellion

Related Terms

assistant bird clerical confidant department desk female government head job maryland notes office offices person records sagittarius serpentarius secret secretaire secretary bird secretary desk secretion secretive secretory typing

Synonym Network

repository

Used For

answer phones answering phones correspondence help manage documents organize appointments organizing office writting letters

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.