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on the quiet

ADJECTIVE
clandestine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
covert fraudulent furtive hidden hush-hush illicit surreptitious underground
WEAK
artful cloak-and-dagger closet concealed foxy illegitimate in holes and corners on the Q.T. private sneaky stealthy under wraps under-the-counter undercover underhand
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aboveboard authorized honest known legal open public
WEAK
forthright truthful
ADJECTIVE
lubricious
Synonyms
WEAK
clandestine concealed crafty crooked cunning deceptive devious dirty-dealing dishonest dishonorable disingenuous double-crossing duplicitous fraudulent furtive guileful hush-hush indirect insidious oblique on the Q.T. secret secretive shady shifty slippery sly sneaking sneaky stealthy surreptitious treacherous tricky two-faced two-timing under wraps undercover underhanded unethical unfair unjust unscrupulous wily
ADJECTIVE
underhand
Synonyms
STRONG
underhanded
WEAK
clandestine concealed crafty crooked cunning deceptive devious dirty-dealing dishonest dishonorable double-crossing duplicitous fraudulent furtive guileful hush-hush indirect insidious oblique on the Q.T. secret secretive shady shifty slippery sly sneaking sneaky stealthy sub-rosa surreptitious treacherous tricky two-faced two-timing under wraps undercover unethical unfair unjust unscrupulous wily
Antonyms
WEAK
aboveboard forthright frank honest
ADVERB
covertly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clandestinely secretly surreptitiously
WEAK
by stealth furtively hush-hush in camera in holes and corners on the Q.T. on the sly privately slyly stealthily sub-rosa under wraps undercover wildcat
Antonyms
WEAK
candidly frankly honestly openly overtly publicly
ADVERB
secretly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clandestinely covertly furtively personally privately quietly stealthily surreptitiously
WEAK
behind closed doors behind someone's back by stealth confidentially hush-hush in camera in confidence in holes and corners in secret in strict confidence insidiously intimately obscurely on the Q.T. on the sly privily slyly sub-rosa under the table underhandedly unobserved
Antonyms
STRONGEST
publicly
WEAK
openly

Example Sentences

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Last September, the diocese of Guildford held a conference called "turning up the volume on the quiet revival", where 600 people heard the theory likened to "a great wave sent by God".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Guthrie's disappearance has garnered wall-to-wall coverage in US media, with dozens of reporters and camera crews descending on the quiet Arizona suburb where she lives.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

By the time everyone’s settlers were dutifully collecting wool and ore, the room had taken on the quiet, dazed feeling of a long-haul flight.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

Successful teams aren’t necessarily about star talent, but more often depend on the quiet leaders who hold organizations together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

To prove his point—to himself, at least—he climbed back up on his perch by the back vents and looked out on the quiet neighborhood.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix