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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cat |
| Synonyms: | cheetah, civet, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, puma, tiger, tom, wildcat |
| Main Entry: | secretive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncommunicative |
| Synonyms: | backstairs, buttoned up, cagey, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, covert, cryptic, enigmatic, feline, furtive, hushed, in chambers, in privacy, in private, in the background, in the dark, on the QT, reserved, reticent, silent, taciturn, tight-lipped, undercover, unforthcoming, withdrawn, zipped |
| Antonyms: | communicative, forthright, honest, open |
| Main Entry: | stealthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet and secretive |
| Synonyms: | catlike, catty, clandestine, covert, crafty, cunning, enigmatic, feline, furtive, hush-hush, noiseless, private, secret, shifty, silent, skulking, slinking, sly, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, sub-rosa, surreptitious, under wraps, undercover, underhand, wily |
| Antonyms: | open, public |
| Main Entry: | catlike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | like a cat |
| Synonyms: | feline, quiet, silent, stealthy |
| Main Entry: | wildcat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large cat |
| Synonyms: | bobcat, caracal, feline, lynx |
| Main Entry: | tiger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large cat |
| Synonyms: | carnivore, cat, cougar, cub, feline, jaguar, leopard, lynx |
| Main Entry: | sneaking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stealthy |
| Synonyms: | catlike, catty, clandestine, covert, crafty, cunning, enigmatic, feline, furtive, hush-hush, noiseless, private, secret, shifty, silent, skulking, slinking, slinky, sly*, sneak, sneaky, sub-rosa, surreptitious, under wraps, undercover, underhand, wily |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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