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List of meaning for surreptitious

kept secret and marked by quiet and caution

furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious(adj)

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

"a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground(adj)

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

"clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others

a private investigator adept at taking surreptitious pictures of adulterous couples

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