secretly as a adverb: - 1
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secretly
adverb
1 secretly
In secrecy; not openly:
— Met secretly to discuss the invasion plans.
— The children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library.
synonyms: in secret, on the Q.T., on the QT.
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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2 secretly
Moby thesaurus: behind closed doors, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, behind the veil, by stealth, confidentially, covertly, furtively, hugger-mugger, in a corner, in a whisper, in camera, in darkness, in hidlings, in secret, in the background, in the dark, mysteriously, nobody the wiser, on the quiet, on the sly, privately, privily, quietly, slyly, sotto voce, stealthily, sub rosa, surreptitiously, under the breath, under the rose, undercover, underground, with bated breath ... show more.
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