under-the-table

Speech parts

1. under-the-table - Adjective

2. under-the-table - Phrase

3. under-the-table - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

designed and carried out secretly or confidentially

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Alternative names

under the table

Synonyms

behind-the-scenes sub-rosa private privy incognito shifty secret illegal underground hidden disguised baked covert clandestine confidential
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Antonyms

legal legitimate overt lawful licit revealed
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Examples

a sub-rosa report Source: Internet

has their under-the-table backing Source: Internet

Another would be having tea in a cafe with his family, a curtain would flicker and he would dive under the table. Source: Internet

And truthfully I could drink a Russian under the table with his own vodka. Source: Internet

“Knock Down the House” spotlights a grassroots firepower that refuses to accept the notion that our national lawmakers must always be guided by ego trips and under-the-table deals that screw over the rest of us. Source: Internet

And the stack of throw pillows under the table, and the comfy window seat with the beautiful mattress covers! Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

under the table

Close letter words and terms

under-tenant under-tenure under-the-radar stock under-trial under-usage under-use