furtiveness

noun

Definition of furtivenessnext
as in reticence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furtiveness
  1. reticence
  2. subterfuge
  3. silence
  4. slyness
  5. concealment
  6. shiftiness
  7. sneakiness
  8. stealth
Noun
  • But, in general, the subject elicited private reticence and public omertà.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • The reticence about the number of robots is kind of part of the story.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of reticence
Noun
  • The majority sees this as subterfuge.
    — Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • The Blacks’ defeat would be certain if not for dragons and subterfuge.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Definition of subterfuge
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  • In Atlanta last week, Mohamed Salah and his Egypt team-mates walked out of the stadium in shocked silence.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • The system now has to know when the caller has finished speaking, tolerate noise and accents, respond fast enough that silence doesn't feel broken and sound natural enough that people don't hang up.
    — Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of silence
Noun
  • The harp is not an instrument of slyness, wryness, or the earth.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Like the tricksters of myth, there’s depth to their slyness.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of slyness
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  • Such an approach mirrors a broader trend in modern warfare, where mobility and concealment have become as important as firepower.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • His attorney, Erias Lukwago, was taken from his house and later charged with an offense related to the concealment of treason.
    — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of concealment
Noun
  • Björck is renowned for his hockey sense, shiftiness and offensive skill.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • This data can include in-game speed and shiftiness, the angle of a player's arm when throwing a ball, and the impact on a play.
    — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of shiftiness
Noun
  • In The Executioners, and the 1962 and 1991 film adaptations of that novel, Cady is a predator specifically of women — even more specifically, young women — and he’s known for this, more so than his sneakiness, cleverness, or time served.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of sneakiness
Noun
  • The Russian system is built to defeat US stealth technology, leading officials in Washington to worry that if Turkey took delivery of F-35s, the Russian system could be used to collect valuable information about the fifth-generation fighter jet.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • More unusual is the way PamStealer combines them to gain stealth.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of stealth
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