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Clandestine
Clandestine
clan·des·tine
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
furtive or stealthy, conducted in or marked by secrecy, typically due to its illicit nature;
e.g. They held a clandestine meeting so they could discuss their affairs in private.
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Backstage
Backstairs
Behind-the-scenes
Closed-door
Closeted
Conspiratorial
Covert
Furtive
Hush-hush
Off-screen
Offstage
Private
Privy
Secret
Sneak
Sneaking
Sneaky
Stealth
Stealthy
Surreptitious
The
Unadvertised
Unannounced
Undercover
Underground
Underhand
Underhanded
Undisclosed
Unexposed
Unmentioned
Unsaid
Opposite Words
Aboveboard
Avowed
Clear
Evident
Manifest
Obvious
Open
Overt
Patent
Plain
Public
Published
Straightforward
Unclassified
Unconcealed
Undisguised
Unrestricted
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Beguiling
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Cagey
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Closed-door
Closemouthed
Concealed
Confidential
Crafty
Cunning
Cute
Dark
Designing
Devious
Dodgy
Esoteric
Foxy
Furtive
Hidden
Hush-hush
Inside
Intimate
Nonpublic
Private
Privy
Restricted
Reticent
Scheming
Secret
Secretive
Shady
Shifty
Shrewd
Slick
Slippery
Sly
Slyly
Sneaking
Sneaky
Stealthy
Subterranean
Subtle
The
Tricky
Unadvertised
Uncommunicative
Undisclosed
Unexposed
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