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Adjective

Trickily secret

surreptitious
1. Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means.
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sneaky
1. Furtive; surreptitious.
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sneaking
1. Acting in a stealthy, furtive way.
2. Unavowed; secret.
3. Gradually growing or persistent:
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sly
1. Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit.
2. Stealthy or surreptitious:
3. Playfully mischievous:
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furtive
1. Characterized by, acting with, or suggesting stealth or a desire to avoid discovery; surreptitious:
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reserved
1. Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve:
2. Given to or marked by self-restraint and reticence:
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under the cloak of
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in a corner
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in privacy
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between ourselves
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in the background
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under the breath
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by a side door
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in chambers
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in-the-dark
1. Used other than as an idiom: Without light; somewhere that is dark.
2. (idiomatic) Without information.
3. (poker slang) Without looking at one's hole cards, thus not knowing what they are.
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in-private
1. privately, where no one else can see and/or hear what one is doing or saying.
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with-bated-breath
1. Used other than as an idiom: holding one's breath.
2. (idiomatic) Eagerly; with great anticipation.
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undercover
1. Conducted in secret or through the use of subterfuge, as in a police investigation or in spying:
2. Engaged or employed in undercover activity:
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furtive
1. Characterized by, acting with, or suggesting stealth or a desire to avoid discovery; surreptitious:
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tight-lipped
1. having the lips closed tightly
2. not saying much; taciturn or secretive
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taciturn
1. Habitually untalkative.
2. Characterized by reserve or a lack of expression:
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reticent
1. Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself.
2. Restrained or reserved:
3. Reluctant; unwilling.
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Another word for secretive

Another word for secretive

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