Synonyms for cloak-and-dagger
- clandestine
- covert
- hugger-mugger
- hush-hush
- intriguing
- mysterious
- quiet
- secret
- sly
- sneaky
- stealthy
- surreptitious
- undercover
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EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR CLOAK-AND-DAGGER
Joe said politely: “I heard there was cloak-and-dagger stuff going on.”
You risked your life on cloak-and-dagger missions; let the shore-bound fancy dans do the drudgery.
It has been said of Time, earlier in these pages, the cloak-and-dagger sort he is, that stalks and pounces.
He climbed out, standing alongside the bed in his shorts, wondering at the Colonel's cloak-and-dagger approach.
RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR CLOAK-AND-DAGGER
clandestine
adjectivesecret, slyhuggermugger
adjectivesecretsecret
adjectivehidden, unrevealed- abstruse
- ambiguous
- arcane
- backdoor
- camouflaged
- classified
- cloak-and-dagger
- close
- closet
- clouded
- conspiratorial
- covered
- covert
- cryptic
- dark
- deep
- disguised
- enigmatical
- esoteric
- furtive
- hush-hush
- mysterious
- mystic
- mystical
- obscure
- occult
- on the QT
- out-of-the-way
- private
- recondite
- reticent
- retired
- secluded
- shrouded
- strange
- under wraps
- undercover
- underground
- undisclosed
- unenlightened
- unfrequented
- unintelligible
- unknown
- unpublished
- unseen
- veiled
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