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surreptitious
Overview of adj surreptitious
The adj surreptitious has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. furtive, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious -- (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")
2. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground -- (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")
Antonyms of adj surreptitious
2 senses of surreptitious
Sense 1
furtive, sneak(prenominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious
INDIRECT (VIA concealed) -> unconcealed
Sense 2
clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(prenominal), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
INDIRECT (VIA covert) -> overt, open
Similarity of adj surreptitious
2 senses of surreptitious
Sense 1
furtive, sneak(prenominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious
=> concealed (vs. unconcealed)
Sense 2
clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(prenominal), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
=> covert (vs. overt)
Pertainyms of adj surreptitious
Attributes of adj surreptitious
Domain of adj surreptitious
Domain Terms of adj surreptitious
Familiarity of adj surreptitious
surreptitious used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj surreptitious
surreptitious
Grep of adv surreptitious
surreptitiously
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