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backstairs

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Synonyms and Antonyms of backstairs

undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others

an influential Washington lobbyist who has been involved in a number of backstairs deals to limit regulation of financial institutions

Synonyms of backstairs

behind-the-scenes, clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, private, privy, secret, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealth, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded

Words Related to backstairs

back-channel, closed-door, off-the-books, off-the-record

classified, confidential, restricted, top secret, undisclosed

concealed, hidden, secreted, subterranean, unadvertised, unexposed

Near Antonyms of backstairs

acknowledged, avowed

aboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised

unclassified, unrestricted

clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain

Antonyms of backstairs

open, overt, public

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