Definitions

secretly

[see-krit-lee] / ˈsi krɪt li /

ADVERB

in hidden manner

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 quiet on the sly privily slyly sub-rosa under the table underhandedly unobserved

Antonyms

STRONGEST

publicly

WEAK

openly

Example Sentences

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D-day, secretly known as Operation Overlord, was timed based on several factors, including the weather, the tides and the moonlight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Still, he secretly carried his debt around like an invisible weight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

One juror accused another of possibly meeting secretly with lawyers in the bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"They also get on each other's nerves but secretly rather enjoy it."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

At least once a week, he sprawled flat on the worn carpet of his bedroom to count the canned goods and other supplies he’d secretly stored under his bed.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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