🕵️surreptitious

Meaning

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of; done stealthily.

Example Sentences

They carried out a surreptitious meeting late at night.

She took a surreptitious glance at his notes.

Synonyms

secret, covert, clandestine, stealthy, hidden, secretive

Entry 1

secret, covert, clandestine, stealthy, hidden

Entry 2

secretive, clandestine, stealthy

Antonyms

open, overt, public, transparent

Entry 1

open, overt, public

Entry 2

open, overt, transparent

Collocations

surreptitious glance, surreptitious meeting, surreptitious activity