BEHIND-THE-SCENES Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

behind-the-scenes

adjective

as in confidential

not known or meant to be known by the general populace a tell-all book about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that got him the vice presidential nomination

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

confidential
secret
private
personal
esoteric
undisclosed
intimate
classified
hidden
inside
nonpublic
privy
clandestine
undercover
hush-hush
restricted
covert
surreptitious
conspiratorial
top secret
hushed
untold
unadvertised
concealed
unmentioned
backstage
unsaid
underground
collusive
sneak
sneaky
furtive
unannounced
underhanded
silent
closet
stealthy
underhand
closeted
offstage
occult
offscreen
sneaking
repressed
suppressed
stifled
silenced
hugger-mugger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

public
common
open
general
broadcast
publicized
popular
current
aired
widespread
well-known
prevailing
reported
heralded
advertised
vulgar
published
announced
disclosed
professed
communal
prevalent
proclaimed
blazed
rife
declared
shared
spotlighted
divulged
promulgated
enunciated

as in clandestine

undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others behind-the-scenes negotiations that resulted in the hostages being released unharmed

Synonyms & Similar Words

clandestine
undercover
sneak
covert
underground
private
sneaking
surreptitious
secret
stealth
sneaky
furtive
underhanded
privy
stealthy
underhand
hush-hush
hole-and-corner
backstairs
closed-door
undisclosed
off-the-record
confidential
off-the-books
hidden
hugger-mugger
back-channel
top secret
subterranean
restricted
classified
unadvertised
secreted
concealed
unexposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

public
overt
open
straightforward
avowed
acknowledged
obvious
evident
unrestricted
unclassified
undisguised
clear
manifest
plain
unconcealed
aboveboard
patent

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