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

Instead, the only sign of Social Security in many of these campaigns has been the stale Democratic accusations that Republican candidates are planning a stealth dismemberment of the system. — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

The 43 ships were followed by a display of aerial might with a stealth bomber and the Navy’s Blue Angels. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Noun

Its design emphasized survivability, acoustic stealth, and sustained operations in deep-ocean environments where Soviet submarines were expected to operate. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026

Another defendant who pleaded guilty challenges the law through stealth and intermediaries for his company to win lucrative public building contracts. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026