English Synonym Finder

surreptitious

Definitions

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

Done, made, or acquired by stealth.

Examples

The spy made a surreptitious glance at the documents left on the desk.

She took a surreptitious bite of the cookie while her mother was distracted.

Their surreptitious meeting in the park was intended to avoid any unwanted attention.

Synonyms

secretive clandestine stealthy covert furtive sneaky undercover

Antonyms

overt public open obvious blatant transparent manifest