Synonyms for surreptitiousness
- clandestineness
- confidence
- confidentiality
- covertness
- dark
- darkness
- furtiveness
- hiding
- hush
- hypnotic
- isolation
- mystery
- narcotic
- opiate
- privacy
- reticence
- retirement
- seclusion
- secretiveness
- secretness
- silence
- solitude
- somnifacient
- somniferous
- somnific
- somnolent
- soporific
- stealth
- suppression
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There had been in her movement a sort of perfection of surreptitiousness that was animal.
And, indeed, the quiet of the streets had a suggestion of surreptitiousness.
Sarrion rode up to the gate and rang a bell, which clanged with a sort of surreptitiousness just within.
I instantly told all to Stanton, who was almost ignorant of Franklin's surreptitiousness.
WORD ORIGIN
mid-15c., from Latin surrepticius "stolen, furtive, clandestine," from surreptus, past participle of surripere "seize secretly," from sub "from under" (hence, "secretly") + rapere "to snatch" (see rapid). Related: Surreptitiously.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR SURREPTITIOUSNESS
chicanery
noundeception, trickeryclandestineness
nounsecrecysecrecy
nounconcealmentsecretiveness
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