Definitions

secretly

[see-krit-lee] / ˈsi krɪt li /

ADVERB

in hidden manner

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 Q.T. on the quiet on the sly privily slyly sub-rosa under the table underhandedly unobserved

Antonyms

STRONGEST

publicly

WEAK

openly

Example Sentences

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“I used it secretly to draft contracts. It saved hours.”

From Barron's

Staying close to her family in the Mediterranean city of Tartus during the Covid-19 pandemic, she sent him a voice message, playing back a piece of his diatribe that had been secretly recorded.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Singhs sold clocks and watches to the colonials while secretly rebelling against British rule.

From The Wall Street Journal

First Minister John Swinney says reports of a staff member secretly recording an SNP MSP they worked for are "completely and utterly unacceptable".

From BBC

In secretly recorded calls, Chu and other Tricolor executives tried to conceal the problems at Tricolor and even turned to artificial intelligence, seeking to blame the banks, according to the indictment.

From MarketWatch

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