stealthiness

noun

Definition of stealthinessnext
as in covertness

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Recent Examples of stealthiness Alois Ruf is a modest man who has grown the family business—Porsche optimization—with a steely stealthiness and notable technical ambition. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026 But what surprised me most about these curls was the stealthiness of the burn. — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025 Giljov’s stealthiness paid off with a stunning image of two male saigas going horn to horn on the banks of a lake during a competitive breeding season. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealthiness
  1. secrecy
  2. sneakiness
  3. smoothness
  4. slyness
  5. shadiness
  6. shiftiness
  7. slipperiness
  8. shrewdness
Noun
  • The film’s existence was confirmed by the Hollywood trades, but details were of course scarce, as Baron Cohen made the project in characteristic secrecy.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
  • The rapid rise of China’s biotech industry has led some American drug developers to do their work in near total secrecy, the Wall Street Journal observes.
    — Damian Garde, STAT, 10 July 2026
Definition of secrecy
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
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  • Once the keynote is announced, however, everything else will fall into place with a rigorous smoothness.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Stewart and Jones are anchoring the frontcourt with their usual inside-out smoothness.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of smoothness
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
Noun
  • Ron’s crusade against corporate shadiness (and shoddiness) never generates much suspense.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Definition of shadiness
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  • 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
  • Cerúndolo went out in the first round at Wimbledon, and analyst Gill Gross suggested that the slipperiness of the grass may have been a factor.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 July 2026
  • In the following chapters of Quand j’étais photographe, Nadar plays on the rhetorical and material slipperiness of invention to craft a curious portrait of photography’s first fifty-odd years.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of slipperiness
Noun
  • The whole reason for hiring him — ahead of English options — was for occasions such as facing Argentina in a World Cup semi-final; to show muscle and tactical shrewdness in pressurised circumstances.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Instead, Franklin will rise by virtue of hard work and (actual) shrewdness.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Definition of shrewdness

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“Stealthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealthiness. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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