Synonyms of stealth

stealth 1 of 2

adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

stealth

2 of 2

noun

as in secrecy

Related Words

• secrecy
• plotting
• scheming
• design
• deception
• fakery
• dirty tricks
• duplicity
• dirty pool
• quackery
• hypocrisy
• sneakiness
• deceit
• imposture
• subterfuge
• humbuggery
• guile
• dissimulation
• treachery
• deceptiveness
• insincerity
• dishonesty
• double-dealing
• cunning
• trickery
• shrewdness
• crookedness
• slyness
• shiftiness
• dupery
• slickness
• deviousness
• slipperiness
• underhandedness
• craftiness
• artfulness
• crookery
• deceitfulness
• skulduggery
• chicanery
• wiliness
• gamesmanship
• jugglery
• oiliness
• shadiness
• wile
• caginess
• legerdemain
• chicane
• sharpness
• guilefulness
• jiggery-pokery
• artifice
• hanky-panky
• foxiness

Dissimilar Words

• sincerity
• artlessness
• ingenuousness
• forthrightness
• guilelessness
• openness
• directness
• candor
• plainness
• candidness
• plainspokenness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stealth

Adjective

First teased in 2025, Lockheed Martin's autonomous stealth drone hasn't exactly been soaking up the limelight. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026

Walla reported the Israeli army would prefer no other Middle Eastern country to acquire the stealth fighter, while noting that Saudi Arabia would not receive its first aircraft for at least five years if the deal is signed soon. — September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Noun

Powering roughly 15,000 homes Bluecore Energy emerged from stealth on 21 July with $10 million in pre-seed funding to deploy floating SMRs directly on mobile barges. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Dynamic Creatures, a spinoff of Boston Dynamics, launched out of stealth yesterday with a focus on making robots for hospitality and entertainment, starting with theme parks and retail spaces. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026