behind-the-scenes

behind–the–scenes

adj

Definition of BEHIND-THE-SCENES

1

: being or working out of public view or in secret <behind–the–scenes lobbying for more money> <a behind–the–scenes player>

2

: revealing or reporting the hidden workings <a behind–the–scenes account> <a behind–the–scenes glimpse>

First Known Use of BEHIND-THE-SCENES

1850

Related to BEHIND-THE-SCENES

Synonyms: behind-the-scenes, confidential, esoteric, hushed, hush-hush, inside, intimate, nonpublic, privy, secret

Antonyms: common, open, public

Related Words: classified, restricted, top secret; silent, unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed, unmentioned, unsaid, untold; clandestine, closet, collusive, conspiratorial, covert; furtive, hugger-mugger, occult, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded; personal; closeted, concealed, hidden; repressed, silenced, stifled, suppressed; backstage, offscreen, offstage

Near Antonyms: well-known; advertised, aired, announced, blazed, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, enunciated, heralded, proclaimed, professed, promulgated, publicized, published, reported, spotlighted; general, popular, prevailing, vulgar; current, prevalent, rife, widespread; communal, shared

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