| Main Entry: | under wraps |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kept secret |
Synonyms: |
buttoned up, classified, covert, hidden away, hush-hush, kept concealed, restricted, top secret, with a lid on |
| 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: | concealed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, secret |
Synonyms: |
buried, cached, camouflaged, covered, covered up, covert, enshrouded, guarded, holed up, hush-hush, hushed up, incog, incognito, inconspicuous, masked, obscure, obscured, on the Q. T., perdu, planted, privy, put in the hole, recondite, screened, secreted, shrouded, stashed, tucked away, ulterior, under wraps, unseen, veiled |
Antonyms: |
bare, clear, disclosed, exposed, obvious, open, plain, revealed, shown, told, uncovered |
| Main Entry: | covert |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clandestine, underhanded |
Synonyms: |
QT, buried, camouflaged, cloaked, concealed, disguised, dissembled, furtive, hidden, hush-hush, incog, incognito, masked, obscured, private, privy, secret, shrouded, stealthy, sub rosa, surreptitious, ulterior, under wraps, under-the-table, undercover, underhand, unsuspected, veiled |
| Notes: | covert (concealed, covered, hidden) is the opposite of overt (apparent, open to view, plain, public) |
Antonyms: |
aboveboard, candid, frank, honest, open, overt, public, unconcealed |
| 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: | furtive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sneaky, secretive |
Synonyms: |
artful, calculating, cautious, circumspect, clandestine, cloaked, conspiratorial, covert, crafty*, creepy*, cunning, disguised, elusive, evasive, foxy, guileful, hidden, hush-hush, insidious, masked, scheming, shifty, skulking, slinking, sly, stealthy, sub-rosa, surreptitious, tricky*, under wraps, under-the-table, undercover, underhand, underhanded, wily |
Antonyms: |
aboveboard, forthright, honest, open, truthful |
| Main Entry: | restrained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, quiet |
Synonyms: |
bottled up, calm and collected, chilled, conservative, controlled, cool, corked up, discreet, in charge, in check, inobtrusive, laid-back*, mild, moderate, muted, on a leash, plain, reasonable, reticent, retiring, self-controlled, shrinking, soft, steady, subdued, tasteful, temperate, unaffable, undemonstrative, under control, under wraps, unexcessive, unexpansive, unextreme, unobtrusive, uptight, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
assured, bold, confident, extroverted, outgoing |
| 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: | 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: | subterranean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, underground |
Synonyms: |
below ground, buried, covered, covert, hush-hush, on the QT, private, secret, subterrestrial, subversive, sunken, under wraps, underfoot |