🕵️surreptitious (suréptishus)

adjective
/ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs/
secret (secret)

Signification

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of; done stealthily.
Traduction de la signification
Gardé secret, surtout parce qu'il ne serait pas approuvé.
Gardé secret, surtout parce qu'il ne serait pas approuvé.

Phrases d'exemple

They carried out a surreptitious meeting late at night.

Ils ont tenu une réunion secrète tard dans la nuit.
Ils ont tenu une réunion secrète tard dans la nuit.

She took a surreptitious glance at his notes.

Elle jeta un regard furtif sur ses notes.
Elle jeta un regard furtif sur ses notes.

Synonymes

secret, covert, clandestine, stealthy, hidden, secretive
Entrée 1
secret, covert, clandestine, stealthy, hidden
Entrée 2
secretive, clandestine, stealthy

Antonymes

open, overt, public, transparent
Entrée 1
open, overt, public
Entrée 2
open, overt, transparent

Collocations

surreptitious glance, surreptitious meeting, surreptitious activity

Vocabulaires connexes

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Clearly seen or understood; obvious.
acting or done in a dishonest or secret way
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dependent on certain conditions; not absolute