surreptitious English

Meaning surreptitious meaning

What does surreptitious mean?

surreptitious

— adjective (= furtive, sneak, stealthy) marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed a furtive manner a sneak attack stealthy footsteps a surreptitious glance at his watch

— adjective (= clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, secret, undercover, underground) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods clandestine intelligence operations cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines hole-and-corner intrigue secret missions a secret agent secret sales of arms surreptitious mobilization of troops an undercover investigation underground resistance

Synonyms surreptitious synonyms

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surreptitious English » English

stealthy

furtive

secret

clandestine

undercover

covert

sneaky

sneaking

underground

sneak

privy

hush-hush

undisclosed

private

occult

hugger-mugger

hole-and-corner

hidden

esoteric

cloak-and-dagger

unlisted

underhanded

underhand

under-the-table

under-the-counter

under wraps

ulterior

thievish

theftful

suppressible

sub-rosa

stowaway

still

snoop

smuggled

slinky

sealed

restricted

quiet

privy to

mystical

mystic

lurking

hugger mugger

hole-in-corner

hide

ex-directory

dark

cryptical

covertly