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surreptitious

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of surreptitious

undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others

a private investigator adept at taking surreptitious pictures of adulterous couples

Synonyms of surreptitious

backstairs, behind-the-scenes, clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, private, privy, secret, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealth, stealthy, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded

Words Related to surreptitious

back-channel, closed-door, off-the-books, off-the-record

classified, confidential, restricted, top secret, undisclosed

concealed, hidden, secreted, subterranean, unadvertised, unexposed

Near Antonyms of surreptitious

acknowledged, avowed

aboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised

unclassified, unrestricted

clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain

Antonyms of surreptitious

open, overt, public

Synonym Discussion of surreptitious

secret, covert, stealthy, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, underhanded mean done without attracting observation. secret implies concealment on any grounds for any motive.

- met at a secret location

covert stresses the fact of not being open or declared.

- covert intelligence operations

stealthy suggests taking pains to avoid being seen or heard especially in some misdoing.

- the stealthy step of a burglar

furtive implies a sly or cautious stealthiness.

- lovers exchanging furtive glances

clandestine implies secrecy usually for an evil, illicit, or unauthorized purpose and often emphasizes the fear of being discovered.

- a clandestine meeting of conspirators

surreptitious applies to action or behavior done secretly often with skillful avoidance of detection and in violation of custom, law, or authority.

- the surreptitious stockpiling of weapons

underhanded stresses fraud or deception.

- an underhanded trick

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