surreptitious

Speech parts

1. surreptitious - Adjective

2. surreptitious - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a surreptitious passage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious removal of goods.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

secret underground clandestine sneak stealthy furtive sneaky undercover hugger-mugger cloak-and-dagger hush-hush hole-and-corner private shifty false
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Antonyms

known public published open clear legal
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Related terms

subreption surreptition

Examples

For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it to make sure the ink had not faded. J. M. Barrie

Having exposed its fangs publicly, Washington will not readily admit it miscalculated horribly. If Modi comes to power, a working relationship with the US Embassy will be established. But let us have no doubts that the repair job will also be accompanied by surreptitious attempts to undermine him. Swapan Dasgupta

I was a really bad teenager and I got my tongue pierced. I don't even remember where I did it, but it was under very surreptitious circumstances. Lucy Alibar

clandestine intelligence operations Source: Internet

cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines Source: Internet

hole-and-corner intrigue Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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