discreetly

Adverb

Meaning

with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

incognito carefully politically subtle secretly quietly clandestine rationally modestly cautiously covertly diplomatically discreet wisely intelligently
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Antonyms

publicly openly prominently evidently overtly blatantly
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Phrases with the word

discreetly enter discreetly investigate

Anagrams

discretely

Examples

Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot. Edmund Waller

But sweetly and discreetly love passes from person to person, from heart to heart, or it is nothing worth. Marie de France

All men are mad in some way or another, and inasmuch as you deal discreetly with your madmen, so deal with God's madmen too, the rest of the world. Bram Stoker

Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly. Michel de Montaigne

The thing I always try to remember is that feet are attached to the leg, and that you must prolong the silhouette. The shoe elongates the leg and does it discreetly. The goal is to get people to look at a woman's legs. It's all about the leg. No, it's not about the leg. It's about the woman. Christian Louboutin

The Internet doesn't just offer opportunities for misogynistic abuse, you know. Penis enlargers can also be bought discreetly. J. K. Rowling

Close letter words and terms

discreditor discredulous discreet discreetly enter discreetly investigate discreetness