| Main Entry: | cloak-and-dagger |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of secrecy |
Synonyms: |
clandestine, covert, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, intriguing, mysterious, quiet, secret, sly, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover |
Antonyms: |
aboveboard |
| Main Entry: | clandestine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret, sly |
Synonyms: |
artful, cloak-and-dagger, closet, concealed, covert, foxy, fraudulent, furtive, hidden, hush-hush, illegitimate, illicit, in holes and corners, on the Q. T., on the quiet, private, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, under wraps, under-the-counter, undercover, underground, underhand |
Antonyms: |
aboveboard, forthright, open, truthful |
| Main Entry: | melodramatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extravagant in speech, behavior |
Synonyms: |
artificial, blood-and-thunder, cliff-hanging, cloak-and-dagger, exaggerated, ham, hammy, histrionic, hokey, overdramatic, overemotional, sensational, spectacular, stagy, theatrical |
Antonyms: |
calm, normal, untheatrical |
| Main Entry: | secret |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, unrevealed |
Synonyms: |
abstruse, ambiguous, arcane, backdoor, camouflaged, classified, cloak-and-dagger, close, closet, clouded, conspiratorial, covered, covert, cryptic, dark, deep, disguised, enigmatical, esoteric, furtive, hush-hush, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, on the QT, out-of-the-way, private, recondite, reticent, retired, secluded, shrouded, strange, under wraps, undercover, underground, undisclosed, unenlightened, unfrequented, unintelligible, unknown, unpublished, unseen, veiled |
Antonyms: |
clear, defined, explicit, forthright, honest, open, public, revealed, unconcealed |
| Main Entry: | huggermugger |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
Synonyms: |
backdoor, backstairs, camouflaged, clandestine, classified, cloak-and-dagger, close, confidential, covert, cryptic, discreet, disguised, dissembled, dissimulated, furtive, hush-hush, in ambush, incognito, inside, restricted, secretive, sly, sneak, sneaky |