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on the Q.T.

ADJECTIVE
covert
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hidden surreptitious undercover
STRONG
private privy secret
WEAK
buried camouflaged cloaked concealed disguised dissembled furtive hush-hush incog incognito masked obscured shrouded stealthy sub-rosa ulterior under wraps under-the-table underhand unsuspected veiled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
open
STRONG
known public revealed unconcealed
WEAK
aboveboard candid frank honest overt
ADJECTIVE
hidden
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buried clandestine concealed covered covert dark invisible latent mysterious obscure private secluded underground undisclosed unknown
STRONG
cloaked close clouded disguised eclipsed masked occult screened sequestered shrouded veiled withheld
WEAK
abstruse cryptic esoteric hermetic hermetical imperceivable in the dark indiscernible mystic mystical out of view recondite shadowy surreptitious ulterior undercover undetected unexposed unrevealed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aboveboard apparent bare bright clear disclosed exposed known manifest obvious open plain public revealed sociable unconcealed visible
STRONG
unmasked
WEAK
exhibited out seen showing uncovered
ADJECTIVE
lubricious
Synonyms
WEAK
clandestine concealed crafty crooked cunning deceptive devious dirty-dealing dishonest dishonorable disingenuous double-crossing duplicitous fraudulent furtive guileful hush-hush indirect insidious oblique on the quiet secret secretive shady shifty slippery sly sneaking sneaky stealthy surreptitious treacherous tricky two-faced two-timing under wraps undercover underhanded unethical unfair unjust unscrupulous wily
ADJECTIVE
off the record
Synonyms
WEAK
arcane backdoor classified hush-hush hushed in private inside not for publication not public private privy secret unofficial
ADJECTIVE
privileged
Synonyms
WEAK
exceptional for eyes only inside not for publication off the record privy special top-secret under one's hat
Antonyms
WEAK
known open public
ADJECTIVE
secret
Synonyms
STRONGEST
classified covert furtive hush-hush mysterious obscure private secluded undercover underground undisclosed unknown unpublished
STRONG
backdoor close closet dark deep mystic occult unseen
WEAK
abstruse ambiguous arcane camouflaged cloak-and-dagger clouded conspiratorial covered cryptic disguised enigmatical esoteric mystical out-of-the-way recondite reticent retired shrouded strange under wraps unenlightened unfrequented unintelligible veiled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aboveboard apparent honest known obvious open public revealed sociable unconcealed
STRONG
light visible
WEAK
clear defined explicit forthright legal legitimate
ADJECTIVE
secretive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
covert enigmatic reticent taciturn
WEAK
backstairs buttoned-up cagey clammed up close close-mouthed cryptic feline furtive hushed in chambers in privacy in private in the background in the dark reserved silent tight-lipped undercover unforthcoming withdrawn zipped
Antonyms
STRONGEST
communicative
WEAK
forthright honest open
ADJECTIVE
subterranean
Synonyms
WEAK
below ground buried covered covert hush-hush private secret subterrestrial subversive sunken under wraps underfoot
ADJECTIVE
subterrestrial
Synonyms
WEAK
alternative avant-garde clandestine concealed covert experimental hidden hush-hush hypogeal hypogean hypogeous on the sly private radical resistant resistive revolutionary subterranean surreptitious unbowed unconventional under wraps undercover unusual
ADJECTIVE
surreptitious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clandestine covert furtive hush-hush unauthorized
WEAK
fraudulent hidden hole-and-corner on the sly private skulking slinking sly sneaking stealthy sub-rosa under wraps under-the-table undercover underhand veiled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aboveboard forthright honest open public truthful
WEAK
authorized
ADJECTIVE
uncommunicative
Synonyms
WEAK
aloof buttoned-up clammed up close close-mouthed curt distant dried-up evasive guarded hush-hush offish quiet reserved reticent retiring secretive short standoffish taciturn tight-lipped unapproachable unresponsive unsociable
Antonyms
WEAK
communicative confident extroverted responsive
ADJECTIVE
undercover
Synonyms
STRONGEST
covert
WEAK
clandestine concealed confidential creep furtive hidden hole-and-corner hush-hush incognito intelligence private stealth stealthy sub-rosa surreptitious under wraps underground underhand underneath
Antonyms
WEAK
known open public
ADJECTIVE
underground
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clandestine experimental hidden private
STRONG
alternative avant-garde covert radical revolutionary
WEAK
concealed hush-hush on the sly resistant resistive surreptitious unbowed unconventional under wraps undercover unusual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
open
STRONG
conservative
WEAK
aboveground authorized condoned ground known legal public sky
ADJECTIVE
underhand
Synonyms
STRONG
underhanded
WEAK
clandestine concealed crafty crooked cunning deceptive devious dirty-dealing dishonest dishonorable double-crossing duplicitous fraudulent furtive guileful hush-hush indirect insidious oblique on the quiet secret secretive shady shifty slippery sly sneaking sneaky stealthy sub-rosa surreptitious treacherous tricky two-faced two-timing under wraps undercover unethical unfair unjust unscrupulous wily
Antonyms
WEAK
aboveboard forthright frank honest
ADVERB
covertly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clandestinely secretly surreptitiously
WEAK
by stealth furtively hush-hush in camera in holes and corners 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 furtively hush-hush in camera in confidence in holes and corners in secret in strict confidence insidiously intimately o obscurely
ADVERB
off the record
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confidentially privately
WEAK
between us eyes-only for no other ears in confidence not for publication not to be quoted secretly unofficially within these four walls
ADVERB
secretly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clandestinely covertly furtively 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 quiet on the sly privily slyly sub-rosa under the table underhandedly unobserved
Antonyms
STRONGEST
publicly
WEAK
openly
ADVERB
stealthily
Synonyms
STRONG
clandestinely covertly furtively secretly slyly surreptitiously

Example Sentences

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I’ve been after it on the Q.T., but the irate gentleman with the one lamp, who held me up on the survey, said that ‘if it was worth sellin’, by Godfrey, it was worth keepin’.’

From Lost Farm Camp by Knibbs, Harry Herbert

Will you be so kind as to impress him with the fact that this expedition is on the Q.T.?

From A Splendid Hazard by MacGrath, Harold

Now we aren't bullies, and perhaps, had you comforted your friend on the Q.T., and been copped doing so, we'd have let you off.

From Tell England A Study in a Generation by Raymond, Ernest

Then he went upstairs on the Q.T. and had a cup of coffee.

From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel

"Putting on all they can on the Q.T.," was the response.

From Malcolm Sage, Detective by Jenkins, Herbert George