surreptitious

[sur-uhp-tish-uhs] / ˌsɜr əpˈtɪʃ əs /

ADJECTIVE

sneaky, secret

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clandestine covert furtive hush-hush unauthorized

WEAK

fraudulent hidden hole-and-corner on the Q.T. on the sly private skulking slinking sly sneaking stealthy sub-rosa under wraps under-the-table undercover underhand veiled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aboveboard forthright honest open public truthful

WEAK

authorized

Example Sentences

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In mathematics such subreptions are impossible; and it is in this science, accordingly, that the indirect mode of proof has its true place.

From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow

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