Thesaurus / on the sly
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synonyms for on the sly
- clandestine
- covert
- furtive
- hush-hush
- unauthorized
- fraudulent
- hidden
- hole-and-corner
- on the Q.T.
- private
- skulking
- slinking
- sly
- sneaking
- stealthy
- sub-rosa
- undercover
- underhand
- under-the-table
- under wraps
- veiled
- clandestine
- experimental
- hidden
- private
- alternative
- avant-garde
- covert
- radical
- revolutionary
- concealed
- hush-hush
- on the Q.T.
- resistant
- resistive
- surreptitious
- unbowed
- unconventional
- undercover
- under wraps
- unusual
- clandestinely
- secretly
- surreptitiously
- by stealth
- furtively
- hush-hush
- in camera
- in holes and corners
- on the Q.T.
- on the quiet
- privately
- slyly
- stealthily
- sub-rosa
- undercover
- under wraps
- wildcat
- clandestinely
- covertly
- furtively
- personally
- privately
- quietly
- stealthily
- surreptitiously
- behind closed doors
- behind someone's back
- by stealth
- confidentially
- hush-hush
- in camera
- in confidence
- in holes and corners
- in secret
- insidiously
- in strict confidence
- intimately
- obscurely
- on the Q.T.
- on the quiet
- privily
- slyly
- sub-rosa
- underhandedly
- under the table
- unobserved
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use on the sly in a sentence
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSYou never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYMr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSI drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRKingston-on-Thames is still provincial in appearance, though now the centre of a great growth of modern suburbs.
THE PORTSMOUTH ROAD AND ITS TRIBUTARIESCHARLES G. HARPERBesides the districts mentioned, tobacco is grown largely in that of Frankfort-on-the Oder.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.Jones said this with a chuckle and a sly expression in his face, as he glanced meaningly at his companion.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNEMadame Malmaison had always been a little proud of the beauty and grace and sweetness of her fitter-on.
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITENow, how comes it that you have turned up in this out-of-the-way part of the world?
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNEBy-the-bye, I hope you intend to stay some time, and that you will take up your quarters with me?
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNEWORDS RELATED TO ON THE SLY
- 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
- obscurely
- on the Q.T.
- on the quiet
- on the sly
- personally
- privately
- privily
- quietly
- slyly
- stealthily
- sub-rosa
- surreptitiously
- under the table
- underhandedly
- unobserved
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.