under-the-table
- blind drunk adj.
- drunk adj.
- looped adj.
- pickled adj.
- plastered adj.
- potted adj.
- sloshed adj.
- soused adj.
- stewed adj.
- stinko adj.
- under the influence adj.
- zonked adj.
- behind-the-scenes adj.
- covert adj.
- furtive adj.
- hush-hush adj.
- illegal adj.
- outlawed adj.
- secret adj.
- surreptitious adj.
- unauthorized adj.
- secretly adv.
- under the counter adv.
Example Sentences
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We were not asking for a discount or proposing any kind of under-the-table deal.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
North Korea’s pre-Covid economy had increasingly centered on black markets selling goods smuggled from China or under-the-table local goods—and with it the rise of a “donju” merchant class who made their wealth outside state control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Pilot’s former CEO also extended the offer of under-the-table payments to at least 10 other executives in April, according to Berkshire’s filing.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Through friends, he found an under-the-table job at a warehouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Dr. Stables remarks on the unfairness of this under-the-table stabbing, when most probably the caterer is doing his best to please.
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