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SURREPTITIOUS

How it’s pronounced

Definition:

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

Synonyms: 

Clandestine, Stealthy, Covert

Antonyms: 

Open, Overt, Transparent

Examples:

• He took a surreptitious glance at his phone, only to be caught by his boss.

• Sarah’s surreptitious cookie theft was ruined by the trail of crumbs leading directly to her desk.

Etymology:

From Latin surrepticius ('stolen, secret'), from surripere ('to seize secretly').

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