| Main Entry: | feline |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cat |
Synonyms: |
cheetah, civet, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, puma, tiger, tom, wildcat |
| Main Entry: | deceitful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dishonest, insincere |
Synonyms: |
artful, astucious, astute, beguiling, clandestine, counterfeit, crafty, cunning, deceiving, deceptive, delusive, delusory, designing, disingenuous, double-dealing, duplicitous, fallacious, false, feline, foxy, fraudulent, furtive, guileful, hypocritical, illusory, impostrous, indirect, insidious, knavish, lying, mendacious, misleading, rascal, roguish, shifty, slick, sly, sneaky, stealthy, subtle, treacherous, tricky, two-faced, underhand, underhanded, untrustworthy, untruthful, wily |
| Notes: | deceitful means intended to deceive or cheat while deceptive means causing one to believe what is not true or likely to mislead someone |
Antonyms: |
faithful, frank, honest, loyal, open, sincere, trustworthy, truthful, upright |
| Main Entry: | secretive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncommunicative |
Synonyms: |
backstairs, buttoned up, cagey, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, covert, cryptic, enigmatic, feline, furtive, hushed, in chambers, in privacy, in private, in the background, in the dark, on the QT, reserved, reticent, silent, taciturn, tight-lipped, undercover, unforthcoming, withdrawn, zipped |
Antonyms: |
communicative, forthright, honest, open |
| Main Entry: | stealthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet and secretive |
Synonyms: |
catlike, catty, clandestine, covert, crafty, cunning, enigmatic, feline, furtive, hush-hush, noiseless, private, secret, shifty, silent, skulking, slinking, sly, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, sub-rosa, surreptitious, under wraps, undercover, underhand, wily |
Antonyms: |
open, public |
| Main Entry: | catlike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | like a cat |
Synonyms: |
feline, quiet, silent, stealthy |
| Main Entry: | tiger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large cat |
Synonyms: |
carnivore, cat, cougar, cub, feline, jaguar, leopard, lynx |
| Main Entry: | wildcat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large cat |
Synonyms: |
bobcat, caracal, feline, lynx |
| Main Entry: | sneaking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stealthy |
Synonyms: |
catlike, catty, clandestine, covert, crafty, cunning, enigmatic, feline, furtive, hush-hush, noiseless, private, secret, shifty, silent, skulking, slinking, slinky, sly*, sneak, sneaky, sub-rosa, surreptitious, under wraps, undercover, underhand, wily |