| Main Entry: | secretly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in hidden manner |
Synonyms: |
behind closed doors, behind someone's back, by stealth, clandestinely, confidentially, covertly, furtively, hush-hush, in camera, in confidence, in holes and corners, in secret, in strict confidence, insidiously, intimately, obscurely, on the QT, on the quiet, on the sly, personally, privately, privily, quietly, slyly, stealthily, sub rosa, surreptitiously, under the table, underhandedly, unobserved |
Antonyms: |
openly, publicly |
| Main Entry: | behind one's back |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | deceitfully |
Synonyms: |
covertly, secretly, sneakily, sub rosa, surreptitiously |
| Main Entry: | covertly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | clandestine, underhandedly |
Synonyms: |
by stealth, clandestinely, furtively, hush-hush, in camera, in holes and corners, on the QT, on the quiet, on the sly, privately, secretly, slyly, stealthily, sub rosa, surreptitiously, under wraps, undercover, wildcat |
Antonyms: |
candidly, frankly, honestly, openly, overtly, publicly |
| Main Entry: | quietly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | discreetly |
Synonyms: |
confidentially, conservatively, off the record, privately, secretly, unobtrusively, unofficially |
Antonyms: |
loudly, publicly |
| Main Entry: | inconspicuously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unobtrusively |
Synonyms: |
modestly, secretly, surreptitiously |
| Main Entry: | intimately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | closely |
Synonyms: |
confidentially, familiarly, informally, lovingly, personally, privately, secretly, well |
Antonyms: |
openly, publicly, reservedly |
| Main Entry: | invisibly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | imperceptibly |
Synonyms: |
inconspicuously, indistinctly, not visibly, obscurely, out of sight, secretly, uncertainly, undetectably, vaguely |
| Main Entry: | inwardly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | by nature |
Synonyms: |
at heart, basically, deep down, fundamentally, inside, internally, naturally, privately, secretly, within |
Antonyms: |
outwardly |
| Main Entry: | obscurely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | dimly |
Synonyms: |
covertly, darkly, dingily, dully, duskily, gloomily, hazily, indecisively, indefinably, indefinitely, indistinctly, nebulously, secretly, tenebrously, thickly, unobtrusively, vaguely |
| Main Entry: | privately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | confidentially |
Synonyms: |
alone, between us, clandestinely, covertly, in confidence, secretly |