surreptitious

• Descreve ações ou comportamentos mantidos em segredo, especialmente porque não seriam aprovados. Também se refere ao que é feito de forma discreta e dissimulada para não ser notado.

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.

   Secreto ou dissimulado

   • 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.

   Sinônimosclandestinecovertfurtivesecretslystealthyundercover

   Antônimosblatantobviousopenovertpublic

2. Obtained by stealthC1formal

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

   Furtivo

   • 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.

   Sinônimosclandestinecovertfurtivehiddensecretsecretiveslystealthyunderhand

   Antônimosaboveboardhonestopenovert