behind the scenes
adverb
Roget 526:
by a side wind;
sub silentio [Lat.];
in the background;
behind the scenes,
behind one's back;
on the tip of one's tongue;
secretly
etc.
528;
between the lines.
Roget 528:
secretly
etc.
adj.;
in secret,
in private,
in one's sleeve,
in holes and corners;
in the dark
etc.
adj..
januis clausis [Lat.],
with closed doors,
a huis clos [Fr.];
hugger mugger,
a la derobee [Fr.];
under the cloak of,
under the rose,
under the table;
sub rosa [Lat.],
en tapinois [Fr.],
in the background,
aside,
on the sly,
with bated breath,
sotto voce [Lat.],
in a whisper,
without beat of drum,
a la sourdine†.
behind the veil;
beyond mortal ken,
beyond the grave,
beyond the veil;
hid from mortal vision;
into the eternal secret,
into the realms supersensible†,
into the supreme mystery.
in confidence,
in strict confidence,
in strictest confidence;
confidentially
etc.
adj.;
between ourselves,
between you and me;
between you and me and the bedpost;
entre nous [Fr.],
inter nos,
under the seal of secrecy;
a couvert [Fr.].
underhand,
by stealth,
like a thief in the night;
stealthily
etc.
adj.;
behind the scenes,
behind the curtain,
behind one's back,
behind a screen
etc.
530;
incognito;
in camera.
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adjective
Roget 490:
knowing
etc.
v.;
cognitive;
acroamatic†.
aware of,
cognizant of,
conscious of;
acquainted with,
made acquainted with;
privy to,
no stranger to;
au fait with,
au courant;
in the secret;
up to,
alive to;
behind the scenes,
behind the curtain;
let into;
apprized of,
informed of;
undeceived.
proficient with,
versed with,
read with,
forward with,
strong with,
at home in;
conversant with,
familiar with.
erudite,
instructed,
leaned,
lettered,
educated;
well conned,
well informed,
well read,
well grounded,
well educated;
enlightened,
shrewd,
savant,
blue,
bookish,
scholastic,
solid,
profound,
deep-read,
book-learned;
accomplished
etc.
(skillful)
698;
omniscient;
self-taught.
known
etc.
v.;
ascertained,
well-known,
recognized,
received,
notorious,
noted;
proverbial;
familiar,
familiar as household words,
familiar to every schoolboy;
hackneyed,
trite,
trivial,
commonplace.
cognoscible†,
cognizable.
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Roget 447:
invisible,
imperceptible;
undiscernible†,
indiscernible;
unapparent,
non-apparent;
out of sight,
not in sight;
a perte de vue [Fr.];
behind the scenes,
behind the curtain;
viewless,
sightless;
inconspicuous,
unconspicuous†;
unseen
etc.
(see)
etc.
441;
covert
etc.
(latent)
526;
eclipsed,
under an eclipse.
dim
etc.
(faint)
422;
mysterious,
dark,
obscure,
confused;
indistinct,
indistinguishable;
shadowy,
indefinite,
undefined;
ill-defined,
ill-marked;
blurred,
fuzzy,
out of focus;
misty
etc.
(opaque)
426;
delitescent†.
hidden,
obscured,
covered,
veiled
(concealed)
528.
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adverb
Roget 153:
because
etc.
155;
behind the scenes.
Roget 599:
on the stage,
on the boards;
on film;
before the floats,
before an audience;
behind the scenes.
Moby thesaurus: DR, alive to, appreciative of, apprised of, awake to, aware of, back to back, backstage, before an audience, before the footlights, behind, behind the curtain, behind the veil, camouflaged, causal, causative, cognizant of, concealed, conscious of, constitutive, covertly, decisive, determinative, disguised, down left, down right, downstage, effectual, etiological, formative, hep to, hidden, imperceptible, in a corner, in a whisper, in back of, in darkness, in hidlings, in secret, in the background, in the dark, in the know, in the limelight, in the rear, in the secret, indiscernible, informed of, insensible, institutive, invisible, latent, let into, mindful of, no stranger to, nobody the wiser, occasional, off stage, on the stage, on to, onstage, originative, out of sight, pivotal, privy to, secret, secretly, seized of, sensible of, sensible to, sightless, sotto voce, streetwise, sub rosa, submerged, tandem, unapparent, unbeheld, unbeholdable, undeceived, under the breath, under the rose, undercover, underground, undiscernible, unnoticed, unobserved, unperceivable, unperceived, unrealized, unseeable, unseen, unviewed, unwitnessed, up left, upright, upstage, viewless, wise to, with bated breath ... show more.
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