Synonyms of off-the-books

off-the-books

adjective

as in off-the-record

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of off-the-books in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This year’s version is another rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul maneuver that would remove $8.8 billion in overpayments of state aid from previous years from the budget and treat it, in effect, as a off-the-books loan to be written off over five years. —Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024

Her husband is still awaiting his work authorization and meanwhile looks for off-the-books jobs every morning with other day laborers. —Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024

Weisselberg went to jail last year after pleading guilty to evading taxes on $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation from the Trump Organization, including a luxury apartment and a Mercedes-Benz. —Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Mar. 2024

Weisselberg went to jail last year after pleading guilty to evading taxes on $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation from the Trump Organization. —Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024