Definitions

backstairs

[bak-stairz] / ˈbækˈstɛərz /

ADJECTIVE

huggermugger

Synonyms

WEAK

backdoor camouflaged clandestine classified cloak-and-dagger close confidential covert cryptic discreet disguised dissembled dissimulated furtive hush-hush in ambush incognito inside restricted secretive sly sneak sneaky

ADJECTIVE

secret

Synonyms

STRONGEST

classified confidential covert furtive hush-hush restricted secretive surreptitious

STRONG

backdoor close inside sneak

WEAK

camouflaged cryptic discreet disguised dissembled dissimulated in ambush incognito sly sneaky stealthy sub-rosa top-secret unacknowledged under false pretense under-the-table underhanded

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aboveboard forthright honest known open public

WEAK

clear defined explicit legal legitimate revealed unconcealed

ADJECTIVE

secretive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

covert enigmatic reticent taciturn

WEAK

buttoned-up cagey clammed up close close-mouthed cryptic feline furtive hushed in chambers in privacy in private in the background in the dark on the Q.T. reserved silent tight-lipped undercover unforthcoming withdrawn zipped

Antonyms

STRONGEST

communicative

WEAK

forthright honest open

Example Sentences

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Both Angela Kelly, the Queen's dresser and personal assistant, and Paul Whybrew, her trusted Page of the Backstairs, have been heavily involved in their daily care for years.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2022

The only ideology in Backstairs emanates from the series' writers.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Backstairs, power is not an aphrodisiac but a soporific.

From Time Magazine Archive

Backstairs maneuvers, as well as front-parlor debates, shape a campaign.

From Time Magazine Archive

All the hundreds of palace staff were watching now, clustered at their windows: the Pages of the Presence and the Pages of the Backstairs.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

backstairs

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