surreptitious

• Beschreibt Handlungen oder Verhaltensweisen, die heimlich ausgeführt werden, besonders weil sie keine Zustimmung finden würden.

Describes actions or behavior that are kept secret, especially because they would not be approved of.

1. Secretive or stealthyC1formal

   Done in a secret or stealthy way to avoid being noticed.

   Heimlich oder verstohlen

   • He took a surreptitious glance at his phone during the meeting.
   • She made a surreptitious exit from the party.
   • The spy's surreptitious movements went undetected.

   Synonymeclandestinecovertfurtivesecretslystealthyundercover

   Antonymeblatantobviousopenovertpublic

2. Obtained by stealthC1formal

   Acquired or done in a way that is not open or honest.

   Heimlich

   • They had a surreptitious agreement to share the profits.
   • The surreptitious transfer of funds was discovered later.
   • His surreptitious behavior raised suspicions among his colleagues.

   Synonymeclandestinecovertfurtivehiddensecretsecretiveslystealthyunderhand

   Antonymeaboveboardhonestopenovert