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Synonyms for surreptitious in English

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surreptitious:
- secret; underground; clandestine; surreptitious; hugger-mugger; cloak-and-dagger; undercover; hush-hush; hole-and-corner; sneak; sneaky; furtive; stealthy

English

Detailed Synonyms for surreptitious in English

surreptitious:

surreptitious adj

surreptitious

– conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods ¹
secret; underground; clandestine; surreptitious; hugger-mugger; cloak-and-dagger; undercover; hush-hush; hole-and-corner
– conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods ¹
- secret adj
  - secret missions¹
  - a secret agent¹
  - secret sales of arms¹
- underground adj
  - underground resistance¹
- clandestine adj
  - clandestine intelligence operations¹
- surreptitious adj
  - surreptitious mobilization of troops¹
- hugger-mugger adj
- cloak-and-dagger adj
  - cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines¹
- undercover adj
  - an undercover investigation¹
- hush-hush adj
- hole-and-corner adj
  - hole-and-corner intrigue¹
surreptitious

– 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

Alternate Synonyms for "surreptitious":

furtive; sneak; sneaky; stealthy; concealed
clandestine; cloak-and-dagger; hole-and-corner; hugger-mugger; hush-hush; secret; undercover; underground; covert

Related Definitions for "surreptitious":

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods¹
- surreptitious mobilization of troops¹
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed¹
- a surreptitious glance at his watch¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University