Synonyms of clandestinely

clandestinely

adverb

as in covertly

Related Words

• covertly
• surreptitiously
• collusively
• furtively
• conspiratorially
• stealthily
• secretively
• sneakily
• underground
• underhandedly
• offstage
• undercover
• offscreen
• secretly
• underhanded
• inwardly
• privately
• underhand
• à deux
• tête-à-tête
• sotto voce
• intimately
• confidentially
• backstage
• in camera

Dissimilar Words

• publicly
• openly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clandestinely

Because Iran is a theocratic dictatorship that routinely arrests and in some cases executes journalists, Western reporters hoping to cover the country must either work clandestinely or submit to government supervision. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Soon afterward, social media commenters were speculating about whether Sierra broke into the office or was caught clandestinely shredding documents. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

This great disparity between reality and story, truth and history, takes on new dimensions when Robin clandestinely takes refuge at an island priory where Sister Brigid (Jodie Comer) tends to his wounds. — ABC News, 17 June 2026

Other examples of politically motivated pirate radio can be found around the world, some of them clandestinely backed by governmental intelligence agencies, but many of them existing as truly grassroots endeavors. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026

The audio recordings, shared by outlets including VSquare, Frontstory, Delfi Estonia, the Insider, and the Investigative Centre of Jan Kuciak, seem to have been clandestinely gathered. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026

Many of them, like Lavrov, had to leave clandestinely because getting out with Russian permission is nearly impossible. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026

Penrose also participated in multiple attempts to clandestinely seize voting machines, including in Michigan, where prosecutors accused him of breaking into some of the machines. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2026

Under Cuba’s penal code, people who clandestinely enter Cuba to commit terrorism can be punished by death or life in prison. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026