surreptitious

• Décrit des actions ou des comportements qui sont gardés secrets, en particulier parce qu'ils ne seraient pas approuvés.

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.

   Fait en secret ou en cachette

   • 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.

   Synonymesclandestinecovertfurtivesecretslystealthyundercover

   Antonymesblatantobviousopenovertpublic

2. Obtained by stealthC1formal

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

   obtenu en cachette

   • 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.

   Synonymesclandestinecovertfurtivehiddensecretsecretiveslystealthyunderhand

   Antonymesaboveboardhonestopenovert