| Main Entry: | secret |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | underhand, clandestine |
Synonyms: |
backdoor, backstairs, camouflaged, classified, close, confidential, covert, cryptic, discreet, disguised, dissembled, dissimulated, furtive, hush-hush, in ambush, incognito, inside, restricted, secretive, sly, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, sub-rosa, surreptitious, top secret, unacknowledged, under false pretense, under-the-table, underhanded |
Antonyms: |
aboveboard, known, legal, legitimate, public |
| 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: | 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 |
| 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 |