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adjective

Definition of stealthnext
as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others the SWAT team carried out a stealth raid on the house, which was believed to be harboring a terrorist cell

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stealth

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noun

as in secrecy

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Recent Examples of stealth
Adjective
This is a stealth feminist tale of a young woman navigating her complicated relationships with men, including her depressed father Jack (Harry Dean Stanton). — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2026 The stealth version is engineered to be worn and forgotten, closer in spirit to thermal underlayers than to ski outerwear. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
Through patience, stealth, and smart use of supplies for crafting, survival is achievable, but this isn’t a bug hunt with the Colonial Marines. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately for Townfall, stealth is not very engaging and, after a while, becomes pretty tedious. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stealth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealth
  1. clandestine
  2. secrecy
  3. covert
  4. plotting
  5. undercover
  6. scheming
  7. underground
  8. sneaking
Adjective
  • There was something sad in our meetups always having to be clandestine.
    — Erica Garza, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The arrest, the official explained, came after the Attorney General’s Office concluded that there had been misconduct in an April operation in which state officials dismantled a clandestine drug-manufacturing laboratory.
    — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of clandestine
Noun
  • But the process was shrouded in secrecy because working with Nolan is an in-person process.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
  • On the same day that Uthmeier petitioned to have the ads stopped, the Republican Party of Florida warned television station managers that the ad about Uthmeier could be violating a grand jury secrecy law.
    — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of secrecy
Adjective
  • Anthropic also wants to investigate covert misalignment, where models conceal their intentions instead of openly displaying concerning behavior.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Tehran denies involvement, but the incident raises the prospect of covert operations against American military assets beyond the Middle East.
    — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of covert
Noun
  • His movies are patient powerhouses that reject conventional movie plotting.
    — Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But the uneven nature of the film, its plotting, its character motivations, and its aims only become bigger and bloodier as the film winds on.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of plotting
Adjective
  • He is helped by his god-daughter Saga (Zazie Beetz), who is a top FBI agent willing to go undercover in a psychiatric hospital to get close to Walter.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 4 Nov. 2026
  • With additional use of FLOCK cameras, the suspect vehicle was located by undercover officers traveling south on Missouri 291 in Liberty.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of undercover
Noun
  • Some supporting players go underutilized (Jack as well as the scheming, wannabe power couple, Oscar and Enid), while unworthy regulars become story anchors entrusted with too much emotional weight.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
  • So far, his scheming hasn’t been all that productive, and with Saeed inching into the case, Johnny is more likely to get benched with Molly, who’s mostly there to say lines of expository dialogue, bless her.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of scheming
Adjective
  • The Finnish Government has granted Posiva Oy an operating license for the world’s first permanent underground repository for spent nuclear fuel.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Part of what a racist superstructure creates is the need for some kind of underground economy.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of underground
Adjective
  • Contributor Yelena Alpert has a sneaking suspicion that these Frette slippers will last a lifetime, attributing her hypothesis to the shoe’s superior quality.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The package includes free breakfast for your plus-one (no more sneaking snacks away from the conference), a signature drink each night (perfect for unwinding after your workday ends), and 1,000 bonus IHG One Rewards points.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Stealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealth. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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