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Synonyms for furtiveness in English

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furtiveness:
- sneakiness; furtiveness; stealthiness
furtive:
- secretly; in secret; covertly; sneakily; furtive; stealthy; concealed; sneaking; clandestine; secret; backstair; backstairs; sneak; sneaky; surreptitious

English

Detailed Synonyms for furtiveness in English

furtiveness:

furtiveness [the ~] noun

the furtiveness

– a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously ¹
the sneakiness; the furtiveness; the stealthiness
– a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously ¹
- sneakiness [the ~] noun
- furtiveness [the ~] noun
- stealthiness [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "furtiveness":

sneakiness; stealthiness; closeness; secretiveness

Related Definitions for "furtiveness":

a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously¹

furtive:

furtive adj

furtive
secretly; in secret; covertly; sneakily; furtive
- secretly adv
- in secret adv
- covertly adv
- sneakily adv
- furtive adj
furtive
secretly; stealthy; concealed; sneaking; furtive; clandestine
- secretly adv
- stealthy adj
- concealed adj
- sneaking adj
- furtive adj
- clandestine adj
furtive
furtive; clandestine; stealthy; sneaking; secret
- furtive adj
- clandestine adj
- stealthy adj
- sneaking adj
- secret adj
furtive

– secret and sly or sordid ¹
furtive; backstair; backstairs
– secret and sly or sordid ¹
- furtive adj
  - furtive behavior¹
- backstair adj
- backstairs adj
  - backstairs gossip¹
  - his low backstairs cunning¹
  - backstairs intimacies¹
furtive

– marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed ¹
sneak; sneaky; furtive; stealthy; surreptitious
– marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed ¹
- sneak adj
  - a sneak attack¹
- sneaky adj
- furtive adj
  - a furtive manner¹
- stealthy adj
  - stealthy footsteps¹
- surreptitious adj
  - a surreptitious glance at his watch¹

Related Words for "furtive":

furtiveness, furtively

Alternate Synonyms for "furtive":

sneak; sneaky; stealthy; surreptitious; concealed
backstair; backstairs; covert

Related Definitions for "furtive":

secret and sly or sordid¹
- furtive behavior¹
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed¹
- a furtive manner¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University