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furtively

[fur-tiv-lee] / ˈfɜr tɪv li /
ADVERB
covertly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clandestinely secretly surreptitiously
WEAK
by stealth hush-hush in camera in holes and corners on the Q.T. on the quiet on the sly privately slyly stealthily sub-rosa under wraps undercover wildcat
Antonyms
WEAK
candidly frankly honestly openly overtly publicly
ADVERB
huggermugger
Synonyms
WEAK
behind closed doors behind someone's back by stealth clandestinely confidentially covertly hush-hush in camera in confidence in holes and corners in secret in strict confidence insidiously intimately o obscurely on the Q.T.
ADVERB
secretly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clandestinely covertly personally privately quietly stealthily surreptitiously
WEAK
behind closed doors behind someone's back by stealth confidentially hush-hush in camera in confidence in holes and corners in secret in strict confidence insidiously intimately obscurely on the Q.T. on the quiet on the sly privily slyly sub-rosa under the table underhandedly unobserved
Antonyms
STRONGEST
publicly
WEAK
openly
ADVERB
slyly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shrewdly
STRONG
craftily cunningly foxily
WEAK
insidiously intelligently secretly shiftily stealthily

Example Sentences

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Fly-tipping was also a problem, she explained, with vans pulling up and "furtively unloading" rubbish on to nearby grassland.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

I spotted one man with a hammer and a flashlight looking furtively around my son’s neighborhood.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2025

What’s not taught is that it hurts, as if a little creature is furtively rubbing your vocal cords with sandpaper.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023

“Why, I ain’t never even been near a college!,” she says, after trying furtively to sneak away with her suitcase.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

They were speaking low and furtively, but they were near, and coming nearer.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.