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