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Related Words for on the sly
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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| furtively | /xx | Adverb, Adverb |
| slyly | /x | Adverb |
| covertly | x/x | Adverb |
| inconspicuously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| stealthily | /xx | Adverb |
| surreptitiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| clandestinely | x/xx | Adverb |
| secretly | /xx | Adverb |
| underhand | /x/ | Adjective |
| discreetly | x/x | Adverb |
| coyly | /x | Adverb |
| on the quiet | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| unobtrusively | xx/xx | Adverb |
| evasively | x/xx | Adverb |
| obscurely | x/x | Adverb |
| darkly | /x | Adverb |
| cunningly | /xx | Adverb |
| invisibly | x/xx | Adverb |
| shrewdly | /x | Adverb |
| subtly | /xx | Adverb |
| archly | /x | Adverb |
| tacitly | /xx | Adverb |
| cryptically | /xx | Adverb |
| deceptively | x/xx | Adverb |
| insidiously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| shyly | /x | Adverb |
| obliquely | x/x | Adverb |
| off the grid | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| cleverly | /xx | Adverb |
| askance | x/ | Adverb |
| timidly | /xx | Adverb |
| insensibly | x/xx | Adverb |
| silently | /xx | Adverb |
| softly | /x | Adverb |
| mischievously | /xxx | Adverb |
| closely | /x | Adverb |
| suspiciously | x/xx | Adverb |
| faintly | /x | Adverb |
| antony | /xx | Name |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| captain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| charlie | /x | Name |
| cheeky | /x | Adjective |
| comrade | /x | Noun, Verb |
| conniving | x/x | Adjective |
| cowardly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| cuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| cute | / | Adjective |
| dad | / | Noun, Verb |
| daddy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dan | / | Noun |
| daniel | /x | Name |
| deprecating | /xxx | Adjective |
| derisive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dissembling | x/x | Noun |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| exempt | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| fox | / | Noun, Verb |
| foxy | /x | Name, Adjective |
| fresh | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gentle | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hans | / | Name |
| hidden | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| humored | /x | Adjective |
| humoured | /x | Adjective |
| indomitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ironical | x/xx | Adjective |
| jake | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| joe | / | Name |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| machiavellian | xxx/xx | Adjective, Name |
| malignant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| mild | / | Adjective, Noun |
| natured | /x | Adjective |
| noah | /x | Name |
| pete | / | Name |
| petit | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| roguish | /x | Adjective |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| saucy | /x | Adjective |
| slippery | /xx | Adjective |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| smart | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| sneak | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| sweet | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| untrustworthy | x/xx | Adjective |
| wicked | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| wry | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
