behind-the-scenes

Speech parts

1. behind-the-scenes - Adjective

2. behind-the-scenes - Phrase

3. behind-the-scenes - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

designed and carried out secretly or confidentially

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Alternative names

behind the scenes

Synonyms

sub-rosa under-the-table secret underground covert clandestine surreptitious furtive undercover backstage underhand hugger-mugger underhanded backstairs in the dark

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Antonyms

public published open clear auditorium visible

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Examples

I'd get into a room and disappear into the woodwork. Now the rooms are so crowded with reporters getting behind-the-scenes stories that nobody can get behind-the-scenes stories. Theodore White

I love to post behind-the-scenes photos of what is really going on. My twitter friends really seem to like that and the great thing is I can deliver them information right away. Nancy O'Dell

I started working at Bravo in 2005, when I was offered a job by Lauren Zalaznick, the network's chairman. She encouraged me to start a blog. I wrote behind-the-scenes gossip about 'Battle of the Network Reality Stars,' the first show I took on as head of current programming. Andy Cohen

I don't get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the behind-the-scenes stuff and all of that. I can't help but feel like this reduces it a little bit. Christian Bale

I'm not an Internet person that reads behind-the-scenes stuff. I see a trailer, and if it looks good, then I go. That's that. Evan Goldberg

I've got a very behind-the-scenes personality. I don't know how I became a performer. I like to stay discreet, out of the public eye, very low-key. Leon Redbone

Words in the phrase

behind the scenes

Close letter words and terms

behind the wire behind time behind trends behind-the-scenes action behind-the-scenes strategies behind-the-scenes stuff